ONGSTAD v. PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.

No. 20070260.

755 N.W.2d 877 (2008)

2008 ND 167

Astrid ONGSTAD, individually and as Trustee of the Ongstad Family Trust, and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. PIPER JAFFRAY & CO., Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

September 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Boeckel (appeared), Pagel Weikum Law Firm, Bismarck, ND; Barbara Quinn Smith (argued), Maddox, Hargett & Caruso, PC, Cleveland, OH; Mark E. Maddox (on brief) and Thomas K. Caldwell (on brief), Maddox, Hargett & Caruso, PC, Fishers, IN, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Todd Ervin Zimmerman (appeared), Fargo, ND; George M. Garvey (argued), Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; James K. Langdon (argued) and Kristina W. Carlson (on brief), Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for defendant and appellee.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Astrid Ongstad, individually and as trustee of the Ongstad Family Trust, appeals from a district court order amending a prior order and decertifying the class in Ongstad's action against Piper Jaffray & Co. ("Piper Jaffray"). We affirm, concluding Ongstad's attempted class action against Piper Jaffray on state law claims is preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of...

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