
|  | | 2012 News and Press Releases | | | DISMISSAL NEWS: Merrill, RBC Dodge Claims In MuniMae Shareholder MDL Max Stendahl
Law360 - Securities. June 26, 2012 _________________________________________________________________________
EXCERPT: A Maryland federal judge on Monday dismissed claims in multidistrict litigation alleging Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corp. misled investors in a 2005 securities offering by real estate finance company Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC. U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis granted a 2009 motion by Merrill and RBC to toss claims over their role as underwriters in a February 2005 secondary public offering by Municipal Mortgage & Equity, also called MuniMae. The August 2008 MDL claimed Merrill and RBC failed... | | |