Panel Upholds Dismissal Of Securities Class Action Against E-Trade

Mealey's (October 29, 2018, 2:14 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal district court did not err in ruling that an investor in E*TRADE Securities LLC (E-Trade) failed to plead the necessary element of reliance in bringing his federal securities claims against the broker-dealer, its parent company and certain current and former executive officers of the company, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 25 in affirming (Craig L. Schwab v. E*TRADE Financial Corp., et al., No. 18-461, 2nd Cir., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30192)....