GRANITE PARTNERS, L.P. v. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.

No. 96 Civ. 7874(RWS).

17 F.Supp.2d 275 (1998)

GRANITE PARTNERS, L.P., Granite Corporation and Quartz Hedge Fund, by and through the Litigation Advisory Board of Granite Partners, L.P., Granite Corporation and Quartz Hedge Fund, Plaintiffs, v. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., Bear, Stearns Capital Markets Inc., Howard Rubin, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, Elizabeth Comerford and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friedman Kaplan & Seiler, New York City (Robert D. Kaplan, Eric Seiler, Robert J. Lack, Robert S. Loigman, Nicole L. Gueron, of counsel), Berlack, Israels & Liberman, New York City (Steven E. Greenbaum, Edward S. Weisfelner, John P. Biedermann, Anne M. Cunningham, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City (David M. Morris, Albert Shemmy Mishaan, of counsel), for Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Bear Stearns Capital Markets Inc. and Howard Rubin.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, New York City (Catherine A. Ludden, Gary G. Staab, Scott S. Balber, Maureen C. Weiss, of counsel), for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.

Brown & Wood, New York City (A. Robert Pietrzak, William M. Goldman, Elizabeth Storch, Rick B. Antonoff, of counsel), for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Hahn & Hessen, New York City (Jeffrey L. Schwartz, Howard Ruda, Jaime E. Kriss, of counsel), for The Bond Market Association.


OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Defendants Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJ"), Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Bear, Stearns Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, "Bear Stearns"), Howard Rubin ("Rubin"), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") (together with DLJ, Bear Stearns, and Rubin, the "Brokers") have moved for partial dismissal of the First Amended Complaint ("Complaint") pursuant to Rules...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases