Legal Opinion

Sklar v. Bank of America Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 30, 2009No. 09 MDL 2058(DC); No. 09 Civ. 580(DC)PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

Before this Court are thirty cases relating to the merger of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA”) with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and public disclosures made in connection with the transaction. These putative class actions include: (1) actions based on alleged violations of the securities laws, including Sections 10(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9 thereunder, respectively (the “securities actions”); 1 (2) derivative actions alleging violations of common law fiduciary duties and…

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