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Appeals Court Rejects Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Claims, Adopting New Standard for Evaluation of Fees


by John D. Donovan View Biography
Robert A. Skinner View Biography
Ropes & Gray LLP View Firm Credentials
Boston Office

June 16, 2008

Previously published on May 20, 2008

In a significant setback for plaintiffs' lawyers taking aim at advisory and distribution fees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on May 19, 2008, affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Harris Associates - the manager of the Oakmark Family of Funds - on a claim that its fees were excessive in violation of Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act.


 

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