Founded in 1924, Eaton Vance Corporation is one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States.
The original Complaint alleges that the Investment Adviser Defendants drew upon the assets of the Eaton Vance Funds to pay brokers to aggressively push Eaton Vance Funds over other funds, and that the Investment Adviser Defendants concealed such payments from investors by disguising them as brokerage commissions.
On April 29, 2004, the Court entered an Order consolidating several actions under the first-filed Action. On May 10, 2004, the Court entered an Order appointing Lead Plaintiff and Counsel. On June 9, 2004, Lead Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint. On August 26, Lead Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint.
Defendants filed Motions to Dismiss the second amended Complaint on October 26, 2004. On July 29, 2005, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motions to Dismiss. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
Plaintiffs filed a notice appealing the Court's Dismissal Order on December 19, 2005. On March 15, 2007, the Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's judgment.
The following mutual funds are subject to this lawsuit:
Eaton Vance Advisers Senior Floating-Rate Fund (Nasdaq: EVAASFL)
Eaton Vance Alabama Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETALX, EVALX)
Eaton Vance Arizona Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETAZX, EVAZX)
Eaton Vance Arkansas Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETARX, EVARX)
Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund (Nasdaq: EBASX, EVASX)
Eaton Vance Balanced Fund (Nasdaq: ECIFX, EMIFX, EVIFX)
Eaton Vance California Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELCAX, EXCAX)
Eaton Vance California Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EVCAX, EACAX)
Eaton Vance Classic Senior Floating Rate Fund (Nasdaq: EVACSFR)
Eaton Vance Colorado Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETCOX, EVCLX)
Eaton Vance Connecticut Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETCTX, EVCTX)
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Fund (Nasdaq: EMEMX, ETEMX)
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund (Nasdaq: EABLX, EBBLX, EVAFLRI, ECBLX, EVBLX)
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate High Income Fund (Nasdaq: EAFHX, EBFHX, ECFHX, EIFHX, EVFHX)
Eaton Vance Florida Insured Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EAFIX, EBFIX)
Eaton Vance Florida Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELFLX, EZFLX, EXFLX)
Eaton Vance Florida Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETFLX, EVFLX)
Eaton Vance Georgia Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETGAX, EVGAX)
Eaton Vance Global Growth Fund (Nasdaq: ECIAX, EDIAX, EMIAX, ETIAX)
Eaton Vance Government Obligations Fund (Nasdaq: ECGOX, EMGOX, EVGOX)
Eaton Vance Greater China Growth Fund (Nasdaq: ECCGX, EMCGX, EVCGX)
Eaton Vance Greater India Fund (Nasdaq: EMGIX, ETGIX)
Eaton Vance Growth Fund (Nasdaq: ECGFX, EMGFX, EVGFX)
Eaton Vance Hawaii Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETHWX, EVHWX)
Eaton Vance High Income Fund (Nasdaq: ECHIX, EVHIX)
Eaton Vance High Yield Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETHYX, EVHYX, ECHYX)
Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston (Nasdaq: EVIBX, EIBIX, EBIBX, ECIBX)
Eaton Vance Institutional Senior Floating Rate-Fund (Nasdaq: EVASFLR)
Eaton Vance Kansas Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETKSX, EVKSX)
Eaton Vance Kentucky Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETKYX, EVKYX)
Eaton Vance Large Cap Core Fund (Nasdaq: EALCX, EBLCX, ECLCX)
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Fund (Nasdaq: ECSTX, EHSTX, EMSTX)
Eaton Vance Louisiana Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETLAX, EVLAX)
Eaton Vance Low Duration Fund (Nasdaq: EALDX, EBLDX, ECLDX)
Eaton Vance Maryland Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETMDX, EVMYX)
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELMAX, EXMAX, EZMAX)
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EVMAX, EVAMAMI, ETMAX)
Eaton Vance Michigan Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETMIX, EVMIX)
Eaton Vance Minnesota Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETMNX, EVMNX)
Eaton Vance Mississippi Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETMSX, EVMSX)
Eaton Vance Missouri Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETMOX, EVMOX)
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (Nasdaq: EVMBX, ETMBX, EBMBX)
Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELNAX, EZNAX, EXNAX)
Eaton Vance National Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EVHMX, ECHMX, EANAX, EIHMX)
Eaton Vance New Jersey Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELNJX, EXNJX)
Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETNJX, EVNJX)
Eaton Vance New York Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELNYX, EXNYX, EZNYX)
Eaton Vance New York Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETNYX, EVNYX)
Eaton Vance North Carolina Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETNCX, EVNCX)
Eaton Vance Ohio Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ELOHX, EXOHX)
Eaton Vance Ohio Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETOHX, EVOHX)
Eaton Vance Oregon Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETORX, EVORX)
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Limited Maturity Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EZPNX, ELPNX, EXPNX)
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETPAX, EVPAX)
Eaton Vance Prime Rate Reserve (Nasdaq: EVAPRAT)
Eaton Vance Rhode Island Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETRIX, EVRIX)
Eaton Vance Small Cap Growth Fund (Nasdaq: EBSMX, ECSMX, ETEGX)
Eaton Vance Small Cap Value Fund (Nasdaq: EASCX, EAVSX, EBVSX, ECVSX)
Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: EASCX, EVSCX)
Eaton Vance Special Equities Fund (Nasdaq: ECSEX, EMSEX, EVSEX)
Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund (Nasdaq: EVSGX)
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund (Nasdaq: EAEAX, EBEAX, ECEAX)
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Small Cap Growth Fund 1.2 (Nasdaq: EXMGX, EYMGX, EZMGX)
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Small Cap Value Fund (Nasdaq: ESVAX, ESVBX, ESVCX)
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Small-Cap Growth Fund 1.1 (Nasdaq: ECMGX, EMMGX, ETMGX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Dividend Income Fund (Nasdaq: EADIX, EBDIX, ECDIX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 (Nasdaq: CAPEX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (Nasdaq: EMTGX, ETTGX, ECTGX, EITMX, EVATMGS)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (Nasdaq: EXTGX, EYTGX, EZTGX, EDTGX, EITGX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed International Growth Fund (Nasdaq: ECIGX, EDIGX, EMIGX, ETIGX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Mid-Cap Core Fund (Nasdaq: EBMCX, ECMCX, EXMCX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Opportunity Fund (Nasdaq: EACPX, EBCPX, ECCPX)
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Value Fund (Nasdaq: EATVX, EBTVX, ECTVX, EDTVX)
Eaton Vance Tennessee Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETTNX, EVTNX)
Eaton Vance Utilities Fund (Nasdaq: ECTMX, EMTMX, EVTMX)
Eaton Vance Virginia Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETVAX, EVVAX)
Eaton Vance West Virginia Municipals Fund (Nasdaq: ETWVX)
Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund (Nasdaq: ECHSX, EDHSX, EMHSX, ETHSX)
Eaton Vance-Atlanta Capital Intermediate Bond Fund (Nasdaq: ATLINBR, EIINX)
Eaton Vance-Atlanta Capital Large-Cap Growth Fund (Nasdaq: ATLLCGR, EILGX)
Eaton Vance-Atlanta Capital Small-Cap Fund (Nasdaq: ATLSMCR, EISMX)
