Legal Opinion
Bankatlantic v. Blyth Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided July 10, 1989No. 87-6643-CIVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
SCOTT, District Judge.
The complaint in this action raises serious issues about the duties of a financial advisor to a federal savings and loan association. Even for a commercial dispute, the stakes are high—twenty-nine million dollars.1 Plaintiff, BankAtlantic, claims that Defendant, PaineWebber, Inc.,2 has attempted to reduce the risk of loss on the merits by concealing damaging evidence in defiance of a prior Order. Plaintiff has moved to strike Defendant’s pleadings and enter a default. Defendant denies any wrongdoing.
The Court is therefore faced with a delicate task. Our…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Cine Forty-Second Street Theatre Corp. v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Carlucci v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- BankAtlantic v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Hirsch v. General Motors Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
- Rapid Credit Corp. v. Sunset Park Centre, Ltd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Bankatlantic v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1990
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