Legal Opinion
Dabit v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (In Re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Research Reports Securities Litigation)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 2007No. 02 MDL 1484(JFK), 02 Civ. 8472(JFK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JOHN F. KEENAN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Shadi S. Dabit (“Dabit”, or “Plaintiff’) has moved to join or, alternatively, to substitute the trustee of his estate in bankruptcy as plaintiff in this putative securities class action. For the reasons that follow, Dabit’s motion is denied.
Dabit, a former broker of Defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”, or “Defendant”), commenced this action on April 26, 2002, on behalf of himself and other current and former Merrill Lynch brokers who, from December 1, 1999, through December 31, 2000, (i)…
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