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Barclays fails to win dismissal of NY 'dark pool' lawsuit


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Friday rejected Barclays Plc's effort to dismiss state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit accusing it of defrauding clients about its private securities trading platform, known as a dark pool.

    Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan said it was premature to dismiss Schneiderman's claim under the state's Martin Act, a powerful law used to fight securities fraud.

    The judge also dismissed a claim that Schneiderman tried to bring under the state's Executive Law, saying that statute does not provide a basis to bring a standalone claim.

    (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)