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CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT HIS PURCHASES OF
PALOMAR MED TECH (PMTI) STOCK AND THE M.L./AIS L.P. WERE
UNSUITABLE. CUSTOMER CLAIMS LOSSES OF $14,000 WITH RESPECT TO
PMTI AND RETURN OF HIS $25,000 INVESTMENT IN ML/AIS L.P. THIS
OCCURRED AT MERRILL LYNCH.
Damage Amount Requested
$39,000.00
Broker Comment
MERRILL LYNCH DENIED CUSTOMER'S CLAIM IN ITS
ENTIRETY. MERRILL LYNCH MAINTAINS THAT CUSTOMER PURCHASED
PMTI ON AN UNSOLICITED BASIS AND THAT HE MADE REPRESENTATIONS,
IN WRITING, WHICH CLEARLY SHOW HE WAS SUITABLE FOR THE ML AIS
LP.
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