Legal Opinion
In Re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 13, 2004No. 02 Civ. 4816(DLC)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COTE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this ERISA class action seek approval of judgment reduction for-mulae and a concomitant bar order to be entered against, among others, two non-settling defendants, Merrill Lynch Trust Co., FSB (“Merrill Lynch”), the trustee of the WorldCom, Inc. (“WorldCom”) 401(K) Salary Saving Plan (“Plan”), and Scott Sullivan (“Sullivan”), WorldCom’s former Chief Financial Officer. Merrill Lynch has entered a limited objection against the bar order. Sullivan, against whom the litigation is stayed, joins in this objection.
Merrill Lynch contends that the bar…
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