Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Bathon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 1998No. 95-CV-1784, 96-CV-4PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from Rule 11 sanctions. The case began when Joseph F. Cunningham, an attorney and investor, sued Stephen R. Bathon, a stockbroker, in June 1991 for negligent misrepresentation, violation of D.C.Code § 2-2613 (1994) (regulating sales of securities), breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. These claims arose from Bathon’s December 1985 sale to Cunningham of an interest in an ill-fated investment in International Dynergy, Inc. (Dynergy), and Bathon’s proposal in December 1987 — which Cunningham signed in agreement — for a third investor,…
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