Leib v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Decided October 30, 1978. John Feikens wrote the opinion for the court.

461 F. Supp. 951 · Cited 85 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Stevens v. Abbott, Proctor & Paine · 288 F. Supp. 836
• Richardson v. Shaw · 209 U.S. 365
• Kravitz v. Pressman, Frohlich & Frost, Inc. · 447 F. Supp. 203
• Moscarelli v. Stamm · 288 F. Supp. 453
• Robinson v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. · 337 F. Supp. 107
• Weiser v. Shwartz · 286 F. Supp. 389

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• Davis v. Keyes · 859 F. Supp. 290
• Vestax Securities Corp. v. Desmond · 919 F. Supp. 1061
• Marchese v. Nelson · 809 F. Supp. 880
• Patsos v. First Albany Corp. · 433 Mass. 323
• Gouger v. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. · 823 F. Supp. 282
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Boeck · 357 N.W.2d 287
• De Kwiatkowski v. Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. · 126 F. Supp. 2d 672
• Burns v. Prudential Securities, Inc. · 857 N.E.2d 621
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Boeck · 377 N.W.2d 605
• Woodruff v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. · 709 F. Supp. 181
• Howell v. Freifeld · 631 F. Supp. 1222
• Xaphes v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. · 632 F. Supp. 471
• Ohio Co. v. Nemecek · 886 F. Supp. 1342
• Rupert v. Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis · 737 P.2d 1106
• Dougherty v. Mieczkowski · 661 F. Supp. 267
• Bissell v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. · 937 F. Supp. 237
• Schenck v. Bear, Stearns & Co. · 484 F. Supp. 937
• Cody v. Edward D. Jones & Co. · 502 N.W.2d 558
• First Union Brokerage v. Milos · 717 F. Supp. 1519
• Metzner v. DH Blair & Co., Inc. · 663 F. Supp. 716
• Cremi v. Brown · 955 F. Supp. 499
• Ciccone v. Hersh · 530 F. Supp. 2d 574
• Williamsport Firemen Pension Boards I & II v. E.F. Hutton & Co. · 567 F. Supp. 140

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