Legal Opinion
Benthos Master Fund, Ltd. v. Etra
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 20, 2022No. 1:20-cv-03384Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: 12/20/2 022 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BENTHOS MASTER FUND, LTD., Petitioner, 20-CV-3384 (VEC) -against- ORDER AND OPINION AARON ETRA, Respondent. VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: Benthos Master Fund, Ltd. (“Benthos”) successfully petitioned this Court to confirm an arbitration award of more than $5 million against Aaron Etra (“Etra”), an attorney who released Petitioner’s funds from escrow in violation of his contractual and fiduciary duties as the escrow agent for a purported cryptocurrency sale. Although Benthos began seeking…
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