Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A.
United States Supreme Court
511 U.S. 164 (1994)
Relevant factsFree
Central Bank (defendant) served as bond trustee for a public building authority that later defaulted on bonds it had issued to finance a real estate development; First Interstate Bank (plaintiff) sued Central Bank, alleging it had aided and abetted the authority's securities fraud in violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and the lower courts ruled for First Interstate. Central Bank petitioned for certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides a private cause of action against a secondary actor for aiding and abetting another party's securities fraud.
Related cases
BFP v. Resolution Trust Co.511 U.S. 531 (1994)MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. AT&T Co.512 U.S. 218 (1994)City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund511 U.S. 328 (1994)Batfilm Productions, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Inc.Consolidated Cases No. BC 051653 and No. BC 051654, 1994 Cal. Appl. LEXIS 1333 (1994)Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Intra Brokers, Inc.24 F.3d 1099 (1994)