Securities Litigation Update: Eighth Circuit Closes the Door on Securities Class Action Alleging Violation of Broker’s Duty of Best Execution, Highlighting Class Certification Challenges in Atypical Fraud Cases

On April 23, 2021, in Ford v. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a district court order certifying a class action alleging that TD Ameritrade committed securities fraud by failing to comply with the duty of best execution in executing customer orders....
By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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