Legal Opinion
Fustok v. Conticommodity Services, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 20, 1988No. 82 Civ. 1538 (MEL)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This motion arises out of the ongoing and complicated lawsuits stemming from the rise and subsequent crash in the price of silver in the fall of 1979 and winter of 1980. In 1982, Mahmoud Fustok, a businessman and investor, sued ContiCommodity Services, Inc., a commodities broker, and several of its then officers (“Conti”), charging them with unauthorized trading, conversion, and violations of the Commodities Exchange Act. Conti, in turn, filed a third-party complaint against Naji R. Nahas, a Brazilian citizen, demanding a judgment against him based on an indemnification…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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