By recommending Class B mutual fund shares when Class A shares "would have been clearly superior," a
The suit, filed by the law firm of Falls & Veach, was filed by investors that took the advice of a Morgan Stanley broker to buy Class B shares when a recommendation of A shares would have suited them better. Saying Morgan Stanley "engaged in fraudulent and deceptive practices...resulting in class members paying excessive fees and/or loads with respect to such shares," the suit says that from February 24, 1998 and forward, "class members must have invested as a result of the recommendation of a MSDW broker.
The lawsuit was filed on May 21 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
