Legal Opinion
Gardi v. Jana Partners LLC (In Re Dreier LLP)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 23, 2011No. 16-01303PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents the question whether a client is bound when his attorney forges the client’s signature to a settlement he never authorized. The plaintiffs, Paul Gardi and Alix Interactive Media, Inc. (“AIM”, and together with Gardi, the “Gardi Parties” or the “plaintiffs”), the victims of the forgery perpetrated by their attorney Marc Dreier, seek declaratory and other relief regarding the validity of such a settlement entered into with the defendant JANA Partners LLC (“JANA”). JANA,…
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