Charles T. Corwin, D.D.S. v. Marney, Orton Investments, a General Partnership

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, investors in a Houston office building project, come to this court for a second time. They sued under the securities laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) when their investment lost money. On their first appeal, we reversed a summary judgment for the defendants, holding that a fact issue existed as to whether limitations had run on the Rule 10b-5 claim. Corwin v. Marney Orton Investments, 788 F.2d 1063 (5th Cir.1986) [hereinafter Corwin I]. We also reversed the dismissal of the RICO claim and the pendent state-law claims.…