A federal judge has rejected an SEC settlement with Bank of America, writing that the government's justification is "at war with common sense." The Securities and Exchange Commission had charged Bank of America executives with misleading its shareholders over the acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
Now that the settlement has been thrown out, the case will go to trial.
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