Legal Opinion
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Barnum
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 18, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jane S. Solomon, J.
In these six CPLR article 75 proceedings, petitioners, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch) and brokers affiliated with it, seek to stay permanently the arbitration proceedings commenced by the respondents, who are petitioners’ customers, before either the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE). In all cases, the petitions allege that some or all of the underlying investments are ineligible for arbitration because they are over six years old and, in some instances, that…
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