Legal Opinion
Becherer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 13, 1996No. 89-CV-72502PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AS TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAND SALES ACT AND THE ISSUE OF VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION
FEIKENS, District Judge.
I. Background
This case commenced nearly seven years ago with the filing of a lengthy complaint (hereinafter “the Class Action Complaint” or “the complaint”) alleging that 298 investors, who asked to be designated as a class, suffered financial injury in connection with their purchases of unit interests in a 474-room resort hotel (hereinafter “the Registry Hotel” or “the hotel”). The nature, history, and disposition of these claims are set forth in detail in my opinion, Becherer…
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- Becherer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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