Legal Opinion
Sherry Katz-Crank v. Kimberly Haskett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 2016No. 15-1809PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Sherry Katz-Crank is a Michigan lawyer with a practice in cemetery management. An unscrupulous client used her services in the course of defrauding cemetery trust funds of $22 million. When Katz-Crank discovered the fraud, she promptly contacted state regulatory authorities. The client was indicted on embezzlement charges. Katz-Crank was charged as-an aider and abettor, though a jury would ultimately acquit her.
Her reputation disgraced and her law practice in shambles, Katz-Crank sued the state and county officials who were in any way involved in the prosecution. She…
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