· 2/10/1999
Let W. Lee v. Bankers Trust Company
Citations
- 166 F.3d 540
- 14 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1389
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 1934
- 1999 WL 64633
How courts have described this case
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- stating that the Act broadly and unambiguously provides for immunity from any law except the federal constitution for any statement in a suspicious activity report
- noting that the Palmisano test has been adopted by some district courts, but declining to sanction it
- “Legislative history and other tools of interpretation may be relied upon only if the terms of the statute are ambiguous.”
- “Legislative history ... may be relied upon only if the terms of the statute are ambiguous.”
- “Financial institutions are required by law to file SARs, but are prohibited from disclosing that either a SAR has been filed or the information contained therein.”
- “Legislative history and other tools of interpretation may be relied upon only if the terms of the statute are ambiguous.”
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Judges: Oakes, Walker, McLaughlin
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