Legal Opinion
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Byrnes
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 2014No. 13-CV-1174 (VSB)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
VERNON S. BRODERICK, District Judge:
Defendant The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”) moves to dismiss Count II of the Amended Complaint (the “AC”) filed by Plaintiff U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Plaintiff’ or the “CFTC”). The allegations of the AC support a reasonable inference that Defendants William Byrnes and Christopher Curtin (collectively, “the Employees”) acted within the scope of their employment when they allegedly disclosed material, nonpublic information for personal gain. Accordingly, the CFTC has stated a claim against NYMEX upon which…
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