IN RE BANK OF AMERICA CORP. SECURITIES, DERIVATIVE

Docket Nos. 13-1573(L), 13-1677(con), 13-1798(con), 13-1830(con), 13-1853(con).

772 F.3d 125 (2014)

In re BANK OF AMERICA CORP. SECURITIES, DERIVATIVE, AND EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA) LITIGATION. Michael Washenik, Orloff Family Trust DTD 10/3/91, Orloff Family Trust DTD 12/31/01, St. Stephen, Inc., Leonard Masiowski, Maryann Masiowski, Michael J. Rinis, Babette Rinis, Michael J. Rinis, IRA, Objectors-Appellants, Charles N. Dornfest, Plaintiff, v. Public Pension Funds, The Public Pension Fund Group, Steven J. Sklar, as (IRA Account Beneficiary), on Behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Rhonda Wilson, Alma Alvarez, Michael R. Bahnmaier, Mark Adams, Elizabeth Eagen, Vernon C. Dailey, Richard Adame, Arlene Kahn, Petra Chatman, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, Grant Mitchell, New York State Teachers' Retirement System, Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado, Steve R. Graber, Individually, as assignee of claims of the SRG 2008 Trust, Schwab SP500 Index Fund, Schwab 1000 Index Fund, Schwab Institutional Select SP500 Fund, Schwab Dividend Equity Fund, Schwab Core Equity Fund, Schwab Premier Equity Fund, Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund, Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund, Schwab SP500 Index Portfolio, Schwab Markettrack Growth Portfolio, Schwab Markettrack Balanced Portfolio, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Dr. Salomon Melgen, Flor Melgen, SFM Holdings Limited Partnership, International Fund Management S.A., Deka International S.A. Luxemburg, Deka Investment GmbH, DI, Aaron Katz, Joel Katz, Sylvia Weissmann, Parker Family Investments L.L.C., Jeffrey R. Parker, The 1997 Jeffrey R. Parker Family Trust, Drew E. Parker, The 1994 Drew E. Parker Family Trust, Keith D. Parker, Julie M. Sorin, The 1991 Jeffrey R. Parker Family Trust, The 1994 Julie P. Mantell Family Trust, Michael A. Parker, Mark D. Wender, Elliot Wender, Penina Wender, Stanley L. Wender, Razelle M. Wender, Jill W. Goldstein, Jerry E. Finger, Ambassador Life Insurance Company, Select Investors Exchange Fund, L.P., Richard Finger, Jef Family Trust, 1976 Real Estate Trust, Walter Finger, The Jerry E. Finger Family Trust D/T/D 12/28/1989, The Jerry E. Finger Family Trust, Leo R. Jalenak, Peggy E. Jalenak, Kers & Co., Robert Gegnas, 198 Locha Drive, Jupiter, FL 334587752, Steven L. Shapiro, Harvey M. Mitnick, Nathan A. Friedman, Bonnie Friedman, Kenneth A. Ciullo, Joanna Ciullo, Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller of the State of New York, as Administrative Head of the New York State and Local Retirement Systems And As Sole Trustee Of The New York State Common Retirement Fund, Schwab Financial Services Fund, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bank of America Corp., Gary A. Carlin, Nelson Chai, Kenneth D. Lewis, John A. Thain, Frank P. Bramble, Sr., William Barnet, III, John T. Collins, Gary L. Countryman, Tommy R. Franks, Charles K. Gifford, Monica C. Lozano, Walter E. Massey, Thomas J. May, Patricia E. Mitchell, Thomas M. Ryan, Meredith R. Spangler, Robert L. Tillman, Jackie M. Ward, Neil A. Cotty, Joe L. Price, Banc of America Securities L.L.C., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bank of America, J. Steele Alphin, Amy Woods Brinkley, Barbara J. Desoer, Liam E. McGee, Timothy J. Mayopoulos, Brian T. Moynihan, Bruce L. Hammonds, Richard K. Struthers, Bank of America Corporation Corporate Benefits Committee Defendants, Bank of America Compensation and Benefits Committee Defendants, Keith T. Banks, Teresa Brenner, Carol T. Christ, Armando M. Codina, Virgis W. Colbert, Gregory Curl, John D. Finnegan, Gregory Fleming, Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (USA) L.L.C., J.C. Flowers & Co., L.L.C., Judith Mayhew Jonas, Aulana L. Peters, Joseph W. Prueher, Ann N. Reese, Michael Ross, Charles O. Rossotti, Peter Stingi, Thomas K. Montag, Kenneth D. Davis, Martin I. Fineberg, Kenneth A. Lewis, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 4 World Financial Center, New York, N.Y. 10080, Bank of America Corporation, 100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255, Joseph L. Price, Jeremy Fineberg, O. Temple Sloan, Jr., Defendants-Appellees, Peter Kraus, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve A. Miller , Steve A. Miller, P.C., Denver, CO, for Objector-Appellant Michael Washenik.

N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. , N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., PA, Gainesville, FL, for Objectors-Appellants Leonard Masiowski, MaryAnn Masiowski, Michael J. Rinis, Babette Rinis; and Michael J. Rinis, IRA.

Robert N. Kaplan , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, ( Steven B. Singer , John J. Rizio-Hamilton , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, New York, NY; David Kessler , Sharan Nirmul , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Radnor, PA; Frederic S. Fox , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, on the brief) for Plaintiffs-Appellees Public Pension Funds and Grant Mitchell.

Daniel J. Kramer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, ( Brad S. Karp , Audra J. Soloway , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Mitchell A. Lowenthal , Lewis J. Limin , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; Julia Guttman , Baker Botts LLP, Washington D.C.; Colby A. Smith , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington D.C.; Adam S. Hakki , Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief) for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: WINTER, PARKER, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal, we consider several challenges to the district court's approval of a settlement agreement between representative plaintiffs and the defendant Bank of America in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq., and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq. The underlying litigation traces its origins to Bank of America's negotiations with Merrill...

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