Legal Opinion
Securities v. Lek Securities Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 25, 2017No. 17cv1789 (DLC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DENISE COTE, United States District Judge
Broker-dealer Lek Securities Corporation (“Lek”) and its principal Samuel Lek (collectively “the Lek Defendants”) have moved to dismiss the securities fraud action filed against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC alleges that these defendants participated in unlawful layering and cross-market manipulation schemes.
In their motion to dismiss, the Lek Defendants do not contend that the complaint’s allegations lack sufficient detail to give them fair notice of the SEC’s theory of wrongdoing. Instead, they…
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