Legal Opinion
Piltch v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 24, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-2889 SSHPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss, and plaintiffs’ opposition thereto.
Plaintiffs contracted with defendant, a licensed securities brokerage firm, to represent them in the purchase and sale of options. Plaintiffs signed a standard option agreement with defendant in 1975, providing in part that “[a]ny controversy between [the parties] arising out of such option transactions or this agreement shall be settled by arbitration before the National Association of Securities Dealers,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Bear Stearns & Co. v. N.H. Karol & Associates, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. v. BradyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
- PaineWebber, Inc. v. WebbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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