Legal Opinion
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. JBW Capital, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 2016No. 14-2173PPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In this commodity trading fraud case brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) against John B. Wilson and JBW Capital LLC (“JBW”), the Massachusetts federal district court granted on summary judgment the CFTC’s request for a finding of liability, and imposed injunctive relief and civil penalties. It declined to award restitution, as measured by loss to pool participants. As a result, both sides have appealed.
Specifically, Wilson and JBW contest the district court’s conclusion that they are liable under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”)…
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