Legal Opinion
Levine v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 22, 1986No. 85 Civ. 8354 (WCC)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Saul and Marion Levine (“the Levines”) brought this action against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), a securities brokerage house, and Jesse Scott (“Scott”), a Merrill Lynch account representative, alleging that defendants fraudulently induced them to trade in options and churned their account, resulting in a net loss of approximately $147,000. Plaintiffs allege that defendants thereby: (1) violated sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the ’34 Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§…
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