Legal Opinion

Susan A. Desiderio v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided September 22, 1999No. 1998PublishedCited by 271 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Susan A. Desiderio, received an offer of employment from Florida’s Suntrust Bank (Suntrust or bank) to become a securities broker. Her employment was conditioned on registration with defendant National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD). To register with the NASD, Desiderio was asked to sign Form U-4 that contained a provision making all employment related disputes subject to arbitration. Desiderio said she would sign the form only if the mandatory arbitration provision was stricken from it. When the NASD refused to accept an altered form, the…

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