Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 2017No. 14-51353PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought this enforcement action against Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (LPHI) and two of its senior officers, Brian Pardo and Scott Peden, alleging violations of reporting and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. LPHI is in the business of facilitating the sales of existing life insurance policies to investors. The SEC alleges that LPHI knowingly-underestimated life expectancies for the insureds in public filings with the SEC.
Relevant to this appeal, a jury found the defendants liable for violations of…
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