Legal Opinion
Cheung v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 23, 1996No. 95 Civ. 5700 (LLS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
STANTON, District Judge.
Defendants move pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for dismissal of the complaint, which alleges that defendants refused to open an investment account for plaintiffs for unlawful discriminatory reasons.
BACKGROUND
The complaint alleges the following:
Paul and Edmond Cheung, who are father and son, sought to open an investment account at Merrill Lynch’s 200 Park Avenue office. They spoke by telephone with Mark Tully, a financial consultant at that office, and then met with him to discuss investment alternatives. The Cheungs told Tully that although they…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cully v. Milliman & Robertson, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Chacko v. Texas a & M UniversityDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1997
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