Legal Opinion

Baker v. Gurfein

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 13, 2010No. Civil Action 09-1480 (RBW)PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.

Marla Baker, the plaintiff in this civil case, seeks, inter alia, compensatory and punitive damages from defendant Tobin, O’Connor and Ewing (the “Law Firm”), alleging that through one of its principals, Stephen O’Connor, it aided and abetted defendant Kathryn Gurfein in the wrongful conversion of certain family jewelry, and that it fraudulently misrepresented the location of this jewelry. 1 Complaint (the “Compl.”) ¶¶ 19-33, 39-46. Currently before the Court is the Law Firm’s motion to dismiss both claims brought against it under Federal…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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