Law360, New York (July 31, 2009) -- A federal judge overseeing securities litigation stemming from Bank of America Corp.'s $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. has denied a bid to seek appeal of an order granting lead plaintiff status to a group of five public pension funds.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System had sought a pre-motion conference to discuss moving for certification of the order for interlocutory appeal, but Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District...
