Legal Opinion
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 3, 1982No. 80-203PublishedCited by 760 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), 7 U. S. C. § 1 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. IV),1 has been aptly characterized *356as “a comprehensive regulatory structure to oversee the volatile and esoteric futures trading complex.”2 The central question presented by these cases is whether a private party may maintain an action for damages caused by a violation of the CEA. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit answered that question affirmatively, holding that an investor may maintain an action against his broker for violation of an antifraud provision of the CEA.3 The Court of Appeals for…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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3Cited by760 opinions
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