Pursuits
NFL'S Dwight Freeney Can Pursue BofA, Merrill Fraud Claims
- Linebacker claims Bank of America linked him with con artists
- U.S. judge lets case proceed with no findings on the merits
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National Football League player Dwight Freeney can proceed with his lawsuit alleging that Bank of America Corp. was complicit in a fraud scheme that caused him to lose more than $20 million and forced his Rolling Stone restaurant to close.
The Arizona Cardinals linebacker on Thursday defeated a bid by the parent company and its Merrill Lynch unit to dismiss, among others, fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims stemming from the bank’s recruitment of him in 2010 to manage his assets.