Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 30, 2001No. 01 Civ. 5973(NRB)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
BUCHWALD, District Judge.
This case is a class action brought by Charles Hardy on behalf of himself and other similarly situated individuals (“plaintiffs”) against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen-ner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch” or “defendant”). Plaintiffs filed their action in the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York, alleging that defendant had breached its fiduciary duty to its brokerage customers by maintaining positive recommendations on shares of Internet Capital Group, Inc., (“Internet Capital”) despite defendant’s knowledge that Internet Capital faced serious…
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- Gutierrez v. Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2001
- Shaw v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2001
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- Zoren v. Genesis Energy, L.P.District Court, D. Delaware · 2002
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