United States Sixth Circuit

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA) preempts state securities registration requirements only with respect to securities that actually qualify as "covered securities" under federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2007
• Published 03/16/2007

Judges

• Before BOGGS, Chief Judge;  COLE, Circuit Judge;  and ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael R. Schmidt, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Donald J. Mooney, Jr., Ulmer & Berne, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mark E. Elsener, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Michael R. Schmidt, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Donald J. Mooney, Jr., Pamela Kay Ginsburg, Ulmer & Berne, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mark E. Elsener, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.