ABN Battle Likely Won't End If Dutch Court Backs U.S. Sale.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and its two partners governing the sale of ABN Amro Holding's LaSalle Bank of Chicago to Bank of America Corp. Levinus Timmerman, a Dutch advocate general, opined that shareholder vote is not required for the U.S. sale. The U.S. sale is part of a merger agreement between ABN Amro Holding and Barclays PLC.