Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
| Citation | 130 S.Ct. 2869 |
| Decision Date | 24 June 2010 |
| Docket Number | No. 08-1191.,08-1191. |
| Parties | Robert MORRISON, et al., Petitioners, v. NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD. et al. |
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
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Thomas A. Dubbs, for petitioners.
George T. Conway, III, for respondents.
Matthew D. Roberts, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting respondents.
Eric Seiler, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY, A. Graham Allen, Rogers Towers, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, George T. Conway, III, Counsel of Record, John F. Lynch, Carrie M. Reilly, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, for Respondents.
Samuel Issacharoff, New York, NY, Thomas A. Dubbs, Counsel of Record, James W. Johnson, Richard W. Joffe, Barry M. Okun, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, for petitioners.
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