Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 17, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 17SC241PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.
*797¶1 Steve Taylor unwittingly invested millions of dollars in what proved to be a massive Ponzi scheme. Under the scheme, investors such as Taylor provided equity to various ostensibly legitimate investment companies. Those investors could withdraw the profits (if any) from their investments, but there was no guaranteed return. Before the scheme's collapse, Taylor fortuitously withdrew his entire investment, plus nearly half a million dollars in profit. Other, less-fortunate investors failed to escape in time and bore the brunt of the collapse;…
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- Perkins v. HainesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by5 opinions
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