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Litigation

Aug. 9, 2016

Arbitration denied in BofA fraud case

New 9th Circuit opinion published after oral arguments proved decisive.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Former National Football League player Dwight J. Freeney will not be forced to arbitrate asset mismanagement claims against Bank of America Corp. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., a federal judge ruled Friday.

The decision followed intense briefing over whether the defendant bank entities had waived their rights when they moved to dismiss portions of the original, first,...

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