Legal Opinion
Stander v. Financial Clearing & Services Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88 Civ. 1350 (PKL)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEISURE, District Judge.
The claims in this action arise from defendants’ allegedly fraudulent and improper trading in securities. Plaintiff alleges that her entire investment in an account operated by defendants was eliminated, and substantial deficits generated, during the precipitous decline of the stock market in the fall of 1987.
The first issue before the Court is the threshold consideration of whether the claims must be arbitrated, pursuant to contracts executed in connection with plaintiff’s account. The law involving arbitration of claims under the federal securities laws has undergone…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Scher v. Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Leonard v. Stuart-James Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
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- Katz v. Financial Clearing & Services Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Stander v. Financial Clearing & Services Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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