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IN RE: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Auction Rate Securities (ARS) Marketing Litigation
Case Number:
1:09-md-02030
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Akerman LLP
- ArentFox Schiff
- Benesch
- Consovoy McCarthy
- Duane Morris
- Fishman Haygood
- Foley & Lardner
- Getty Law Group
- Girard Sharp
- Kellogg Hansen
- Locke Lord
- Maynard Nexsen
- Morgan Lewis
- Morrison Foerster
- Perkins Coie
- Ray S. Jones PSC
- Roedel Parsons
- Satterlee Stephens
- Saveri & Saveri
- Seeger Weiss
- Shapiro Haber
- Sidley Austin
- Skadden Arps
- Stueve Siegel
- Taylor & Patchen
- Willkie Farr
- Wilson Sonsini
Companies
- Anschutz Exploration Corp.
- Bank of America Corp.
- C Spire
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Fitch Ratings Ltd.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
Sectors & Industries:
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August 14, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pares $26M ARS Fraud Suit From MDL
A New York federal judge on Monday cut Cellular South Inc.'s $26 million fraud suit from wider multidistrict litigation against Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., ruling Cellular South had failed to prove any of its claims over the auction rate securities the bank had sold it.
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June 05, 2012
Merrill's ARS Disclosures Doom Investor Fraud Suit
A New York federal judge on Monday tossed claims from multidistrict litigation alleging Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. duped a clothing brand licenser into purchasing $13 million worth of ultimately worthless auction-rate securities, ruling that the bank had properly disclosed the risk of the assets before the sale.
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February 17, 2012
Merrill's ARS Disclosures To La. Pacific Were Adequate: Judge
A New York federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Louisiana Pacific Corp.'s fraud claims against Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. over the purchases of $56 million in auction rate securities, ruling that Merrill's disclosures about the risks were adequate.
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February 11, 2011
Merrill Lynch, Rating Agencies Freed From ARS Action
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and credit rating agencies from a multidistrict litigation accusing the investment bank of misleading investors in the sale of risky auction rate securities.
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December 01, 2010
Merrill Shakes Some Claims Over $237M ARS Bonds
The federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.'s auction rate securities marketing has tossed the majority of a bond issuer's suit but let state law claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty stand.