REPORT: Nasdaq Seeks Dismissal Of Lawsuit Related To Facebook IPO
Nasdaq parent company Nasdaq OMX Group filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by investors and trading firms related to the exchange’s technical issues during Facebook’s initial public offering.
Nasdaq parent company Nasdaq OMX Group filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by investors and trading firms related to the exchange’s technical issues during Facebook’s initial public offering.
The Wall Street Journal reported on the stock exchange’s filing, saying that it argued that its role as a market regulator should protect it from legal action over trading losses, and writing in the motion:
Nasdaq and other national securities exchanges cannot adequately shoulder those regulatory responsibilities without SRO immunity.
Vincent Cappucci, senior partner with Entwistle & Cappucci, one of the lead counsels in the case, told the Journal:
We’re highly confident of the merits of the claims we’ve asserted against Nasdaq.
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