Legal Opinion
Clinton D. Brown v. Earthboard Sports Usa, Inc. Hugh Jeffreys Jeffrey A. Vaughn Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, D/B/A Sagemark Consulting
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2007No. 05-6317PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, C.J., joined by Cole, J.,
ROSEN, D.J. (pp. 922-24), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Clinton Brown, a wealthy businessman, made a risky investment in the securities of a small privately-held California company called Earth-board Sports USA (“Earthboard”). He was induced to embark on such a course of action by the “tip” he had received from Defendanb-Appellee Jeffrey Vaughn, an acquaintance and financial advisor who considered Brown to be a prospective client, that a large public company was about to acquire Earthboard on extremely,…
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