Legal Opinion
Samuel Troice v. Proskauer Rose, L.L.P., et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2016No. 15-10500PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
This case represents more fallout from Allen Stanford’s massive Ponzi scheme. Plaintiffs filed this putative class action against one of Stanford’s lawyers, Thomas Sjoblom, and . the law firms where he worked, arguing that they aided and abetted Stanford’s fraud and conspired to thwart the SEC’s investigation of Stanford’s scheme. After this case went to-the Supreme Court and back on an issue not relevant here, defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint as barred by attorney immunity under Texas law. The distinct court denied that motion, holding that…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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