Legal Opinion
In re Eaton Vance Corp. Securities Litigation
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 1, 2004No. CIV.A. 01-10911-EFHPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HARRINGTON, Senior District Judge.
Put simply, this case involves the question of whether named plaintiffs can use the device of class certification to sue two defendants that have caused them no harm.
I. BACKGROUND
The pertinent facts are taken from this Court’s previous opinions in this case. See In re Eaton Vance Corp. Sec. Litig., 219 F.R.D. 38, 40 (D.Mass.2003); In re Eaton Vance Corp. Sec. Litig., 206 F.Supp.2d 142, 155 (D.Mass.2002). The four named plaintiffs sued several defendants, including four mutual funds, for violations of federal securities laws. The four mutual funds…
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