Legal Opinion
Financial Trust Co., Inc. v. CITIBANK NA
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 19, 2003No. CIV.2002-108PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MOORE, District Judge.
After careful consideration of the parties’ written and oral arguments, I will deny the defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and to transfer this case to New York. Further, I find that the amended complaint adequately states claims of breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation. Finally, I will grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss Counts I, II, III, and VI for failure to meet Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b)’s heightened pleading requirement for fraud, but I will grant leave for the plaintiffs to amend…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- In Re Burlington Coat Factory Securities Litigation. P. Gregory Buchanan, Jacob Turner and Ronald AbramoffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Charleswell v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2004
- Four Winds Plaza Corp. v. Caribbean Fire & Associates, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2007
- Financial Trust Co., Inc. v. CITIBANK, NADistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2004
- Unlimited Holdings, Inc. v. Bertram Yacht, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2007
- Bertrand v. Cordiner Enterprises, Inc.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010
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