Legal Opinion
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of PSA, Inc. v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 30, 2006No. 05-12320PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents two issues, the first of which is an issue of first impression in this Circuit: (1) whether the doctrine of in pari delicto bars a trustee’s claims on behalf of a bankrupt debtor for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and (2) whether the trustee can maintain a claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duties under Georgia law. See 11 U.S.C. § 541(a); 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). Darryl S. Laddin is the trustee-in-bankruptcy for ETS, which operated a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors of…
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