Legal Opinion
Kurke, David S. v. Oscar Gruss & Son
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 18, 2006No. 05-7017PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge.
Oscar Gruss & Son, Inc., a securities firm, and Philip Wagenheim, an executive at the firm, appeal the district court’s confirmation of an arbitration award. The arbitrators required the appellants to pay compensatory damages to David S. Kurke, a former Oscar Gruss customer, for subjecting his account to unauthorized trading and churning. The appellants maintain that the arbitrators awarded Kurke damages in manifest disregard of the law. We disagree.
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David Kurke opened a securities account with Oscar Gruss in 1997.…
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