Legal Opinion
Chaney v. Dreyfus Service Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2010No. 08-60555PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
I
Plaintiffs, receivers of seven insurance companies (the “Receivers”), appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of Dreyfus Service Corporation (“DSC”). Throughout the 1990s the insurance companies’ assets were looted through a complex fraud scheme perpetrated by the now infamous felon, Martin Frankel. In the underlying suit, the Receivers sought to impose tort and civil RICO liability on DSC, the investment company through which Frankel funneled the insurance companies’ funds before moving them to his Swiss bank account. Had DSC properly discharged its…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Salinas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Lerner v. Fleet Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by138 opinions
- Staub v. Proctor HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. v. Cigna HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Amerisure Insurance v. Navigators InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Midwest Feeders, Incorporated v. Bank of FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Domanus v. Locke Lord LLPCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
133 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.