Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Empire Stock Transfer Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 23, 2019No. 18 Civ. 10349 (AKH)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, United States District Judge
This diversity action arises out of a commercial dispute between Seth Shaw ("plaintiff") and the transfer agent for ROI Land Investments Ltd. ("ROI"), Empire Stock Transfer, Inc. ("Empire" or "defendant"). Plaintiff had contracted to provide marketing and public relations services to ROI in exchange for 500,000 shares of its stock, to be delivered by Empire. Plaintiff sues the transfer agent, alleging claims for conversion, unjust enrichment, imposition of a constructive trust, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting. Empire moves to dismiss the…
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