· 1/19/1989
Nichols v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Citations
- 706 F. Supp. 1309
- 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1182
- 1989 WL 10460
How courts have described this case
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- “no federal court has applied Section 5(a)(1) of the FTC Act to securities transactions .... because, since its inception, the Securities and Exchange Commission, rather than the FTC, has been responsible for regulating securities transactions”
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Judges: Higgins, Sandidge, III
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