Cohen v. BMW Investments L.P.

OPINION AND ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge.

This dispute arises from a fraudulent scheme by Philip Teplen (“Teplen”) and Clifford Roth (“Roth”) in which Roth and Teplen defrauded Richard Cohen (“Cohen”) of approximately $2.5 million.1 Cohen filed this suit against BMW Investments, L.P. (“BMW”) seeking $300,000 that BMW had once deposited but later retrieved from Teplen. Cohen claims that he is entitled to the $300,000 that Teplen returned to BMW under claims of unjust enrichment or money had and received. BMW moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a…