Notable litigation filed during May 2024 includes: (1) Courtney v. Sawyer, et al., No. 24-cv-37962 (Cal. Super. Ct.); (2) two related actions by a court-appointed receiver, captioned Dottore v. FTF Lending, LLC, et al., No. CV-2024-05-1878 (Ohio Ct. Comm. Pl.); Dottore v. MHS Investors LLC, No. CV-2024-05-1904 (Ohio Ct. Comm. Pl.); and
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Notable Litigation – March 2024
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Notable litigation filed during March 2024 includes SEC v. Sanchez, et al. and four related actions captioned Dottore v. FC Real Estate Development Co., Dottore v. Kensington Pointe Ltd., Dottore v. Seibert Enterprises, Ltd., and Dottore v. Harper.
Ponzi Perspectives: 2023 Year-End Roundup
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McGuireWoods’ Ponzi Litigation team launched its Ponzi Perspectives blog in early 2021. Since that time, we’ve posted detailed case alerts of Ponzi-related complaints filed throughout the country and posted key decisions that have the potential to influence controlling law on Ponzi-related issues involving financial institutions. This 2023 year-end round up summarizes the cases and opinions analyzed throughout the year and highlights anticipated trends for 2024.
Notable Litigation – January 2024
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Notable litigation filed during January 2024 includes: (1) Bajuri v. Shiba Prop, LLC, et al. and (2) SEC v. Lee, et al.
Notable Litigation – December 2023
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Notable litigation filed during December 2023 includes: (1) Wells, et al. v. Edisto River Investors, LLC, et al.; (2) Dagan, et al. v. Greenfield, et al.; (3) SEC v. Agridime LLC, et al.; and (4) Barnett, et al. v. Bey, et al.
Notable Litigation – October 2023
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Notable litigation filed during October 2023 includes: California Land Acquisition and Development Inc. v. Eran Drori, et al. Additionally, cryptocurrency and the potential for fraud surrounding the increasingly popular industry were on display during the month of October with the trial and conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange company FTX.
Notable Litigation – September 2023
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September was an active month for Ponzi litigation with nearly a dozen new complaints filed alleging fraudulent investment activity. The SEC continues to drive Ponzi-related litigation; in addition to four enforcement actions brought last month, previous SEC litigation precipitated several complaints filed by investors and court-appointed receivers. Consistent with the trends discussed in Ponzi Perspective’s Midyear Roundup, the majority of actions filed in September involved real estate investment schemes and targeted solicitation of affinity groups.
Notable litigation filed in September 2023 includes: (1) Conlan v. Roach, et al.; (2) Reispec Develop. LLC v. Pina, et al.; (3) Dottore v. SDR Realty; (4) SEC v. Kubler, et al.; (5) McGrath v. Palowet Inv., LLC; (6) SEC v. Feloni, et al.; (7) SEC v. Aras Inv. Bus. Grp., et al.; (8) American Eagle Oil & Gas Co., et al. v. Navarro Prod. Co., et al.; (9) Luppino v. Spano, et al.; and (10) SEC v. Motil, et al.
Notable Litigation – August 2023
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Notable litigation filed during August 2023 includes: (1) SEC v. Rocha; (2) Legum v. Garfinkel, et al.; and (3) SEC v. Conn. Jr.
Ponzi Perspectives: 2023 Midyear Roundup
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Since 2021, McGuireWoods’ Ponzi Litigation team has been tracking and posting case alerts on Ponzi-related complaints filed in federal and state courts throughout the country and analyzed key decisions that have the potential to influence controlling law on Ponzi-related issues. The blog also posts practical considerations like effective defenses to dismiss Ponzi litigation and common…
Continue Reading… Ponzi Perspectives: 2023 Midyear RoundupNotable Litigation – June 2023
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Notable litigation filed during June 2023 includes: (1) Bowman v. Unibank; (2) SEC v. Baston; (3) Hafen v. Guyon, et al.; (4) SEC v. Royal Bengal Logistics, et al.; (5) Decimal Capital Partners v. Benavente; and (6) Agri Capital v. Soberal, et al.