Legal Opinion
Obey Financial Group, Inc. v. Blue
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 6, 2013No. Nos. 13-554, 13-731PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
_JjWith the alleged assistance of a financial advisor, a casino jackpot winner assigned a number of his annual installment payments to a company in exchange for immediate payment. A creditor of the jackpot winner filed this matter against the investment firm of the financial advisor alleging a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the jackpot winner. The defendant investment firm filed an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction in light of an arbitration clause in the client agreement entered into between the financial advisor and the jackpot winner. The trial court denied the…
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