KIRCHER v. PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST

No. 04-1495.

373 F.3d 847 (2004)

Carl KIRCHER and Robert Brockway, individually and on behalf of a class, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST and Putnam Investment Management, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Zelcs (submitted), Korein Tillery, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Rebecca R. Jackson, Bryan Cave, St. Louis, MO, Matthew R. Kipp, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs own shares in Putnam Funds Trust, a mutual fund regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under statutes such as the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Contending that the fund and its investment adviser (Putnam Investment Management) had engaged in misconduct that reduced the value of their shares, plaintiffs filed suit in state court, invoking state...

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