Legal Opinion
Falcone Bros. Partnership v. Bear Stearns & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 10, 1988No. 87 Civ. 8627(KC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONBOY, District Judge:
In January 1986, the individual plaintiffs, Edward W. Falcone and Arthur Falcone, opened up separate accounts with defendant Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) for the purchase and sale of securities and other property. Each account was governed by a written agreement (“Agreement I”) which provided in pertinent part as follows:
It is understood that the following agreement to arbitrate does not consti tute a waiver of the right to seek a judicial forum where such waiver would be void under the federal securities laws.
The undersigned Agrees, and by…
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