BODNER v. BANQUE PARIBAS

Nos. 97 CV 7433(SJ), 98 CV 7851(SJ).

114 F.Supp.2d 117 (2000)

Fernande BODNER, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BANQUE PARIBAS, et al., Defendants. Anne Marie Benisti, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Banque Paribas, et al., Defendants.

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

August 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP, New York City, by Kenneth F. McCallion, Thomas A. Dubbs, H. Rajan Sharma, Roy H. Carlin, PC, New York City, Harriet Tamen, New York City, Cohen Milstein Hausfield & Toll, PLLC, Washington, D.C., by Michael D. Hausfeld, Paul T. Gallagher, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, New York City, by Elizabeth Cabraser, Michael Ratner, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, LLP, New York City, by Melvyn Weiss, Joseph Opper, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, LLP, New York City, by Melvyn Weiss, Joseph Opper, Cohen & Malad, PC, Indianapolis, IN, by Irwin Lewin, Richard Shevitz, Law Offices of Curtis Trinko, LLP, New York City, Starr & Holman, LLP, New York City, by Thomas A. Holman, for plaintiffs.

Shearman & Sterling, New York City, by Frederick T. Davis, for defendants Banque Paribas, Credit Lyonnais, Societe Generale, Credit Agricole, Banque Indosuez a/k/a Credit Agricole Indosuez, Natexis f/k/a Banque Credit Francaise due Commerce Exterieur.

White & Case, LLP, New York City, by Owen C. Pell, for defendants Credit Commercial de France and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, by Floyd Abrams, for Barclay's Bank and J.P. Morgan.

Chase Manhattan Legal Department, New York City, by Robert Stephenson, for defendant Chase Manhattan Bank.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHNSON, District Judge.

Presently before the Court are defendants' motions to dismiss this action on various grounds including standing, international comity, Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other jurisdictional and substantive grounds. For the reasons stated below, defendants' motions to dismiss are denied in their entirety.

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