Dean v. American Security Insurance
Dean v. American Security Insurance Co.
Dean v. Am. Sec. Ins., 434 U.S. 1066 (1978)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 8 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(the corporation was a seller when it issued stock to an investor for inadequate consideration)
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(corporation’s pledge of subsidiary’s stock to secure loan to controlling shareholder implicates Rule 10b—5)
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(parent entitled to credit for Social Security retirement benefits to children)
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(“If these shareholders would have been powerless to prevent the proposed self-dealing by the controlling shareholder even if they had possessed knowledge of all the facts, the failure to disclose to them would presumably be immaterial and reliance could not be shown”)
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(expressed in terms of duty to disclose)
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(general damages and punitive damages not available)
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(permitting emotional distress under state law)
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(no damages for pain and suffering)
Cited by 127 cases
View all citing references →- U.S. Courts of Appeals46
- Federal District Courts68
- Bankruptcy Courts2
- State Highest Courts6
- State Appellate Courts5
Relies on it most ⓘ
- Issen v. GSC Enterprises., Inc.
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,500 David L. Goodman v. Sidney Epstein
- Healey v. Catalyst Recovery of Pennsylvania, Inc.
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,780 Harold J. O'Brien v. Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, a National Banking Association
- Andrew P. KELLY v. AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., a Foreign Corporation
- Daniel Cowin v. Charles S. Bresler
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