Legal Opinion

Slavin v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided May 11, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-10191-SPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

SKINNER, District Judge.

Defendants, three major financial institutions, served as underwriters for a set of Bank of New England bonds in September, 1989. Each defendant underwrote approximately one third of the $250 million dollar principal amount of the bonds, which were then sold on a public offering. On January 7,1991, the Bank of New England (“BNE”) filed for bankruptcy, rendering the bonds worthless. Plaintiffs assert their claims as a class action, purporting to represent the class of investors who purchased the bonds from September…

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