Legal Opinion
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 22, 1989No. A044415PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERSON, J.
This action was brought by real party Manuel Abascal, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, to challenge the legality of certain fees charged by petitioner Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (Dean Witter) in connection with self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRA’s). By this petition in mandamus, Dean Witter seeks to set aside the trial court’s order permitting the case to proceed as a class action.
I. Facts
Abascal is an attorney and a self-described “specialist in class action litigation involving financial institutions[ ] . . . .” In April 1983 he opened a…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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