Law360, New York (November 02, 2009) -- A pension fund for New York state plumbers is seeking lead plaintiff status in a group of suits claiming J.P. Jeanneret Associates Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and others shirked their duties as financial advisers by investing in Bernard L. Madoff's sham investment firm.
The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 267 Pension Fund filed a motion Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asking to head up three consolidated...


