Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Bank of Boulder
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 1, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-K-2689PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs, John and Lorraine Brooks, allege they were defrauded by a Ponzi scheme and cheek-kiting scheme orchestrated by M & L Business Machines Co. (“M & L”). Plaintiffs further allege the Bank of Boulder (“the Bank”) aggravated their losses because it discovered the schemes and, rather than halting them and alerting investors, perpetuated the schemes in order to minimize its own losses.
Defendants consist of the Bank and seven individual defendants. Three of the individual defendants, Robert G. Joseph, Daniel F. Hatch, and David D.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Reves v. Ernst & YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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