Legal Opinion

Colón v. R.K. Grace & Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 22, 2003No. 03-1206PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises out of a modestly complex commercial dispute resulting in a jury verdict for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs in the district court were Tomas Co-lón and R.K. Grace & Company of Puerto Rico (“Grace Puerto Rico”); the defendants were R.K. Grace & Company (“Grace U.S.A.”) and John Kaweske. What follows is a bare-bones summary of the background events and trial.

Grace U.S.A. was a Florida company operating as an investment advisor and a broker-dealer in securities and Kaweske was its president and chief executive. In January 1995, Grace U.S.A. entered into a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  3. Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Emily DistajoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  4. Alex Pearson v. Anthony RamosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Julie Cotton, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. William Slone, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993

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