Legal Opinion

Benthos Master Fund, Ltd. v. Etra

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 5, 2023No. 1:20-cv-03384Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: 07/05/ 2023 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BENTHOS MASTER FUND, LTD., Petitioner, 20-CV-3384 (VEC) -against- OPINION AND ORDER AARON ETRA, Respondent. VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: Benthos Master Fund, Ltd. (“Benthos”) successfully petitioned this Court to confirm an arbitration award of more than $5 million against Aaron Etra (“Etra”), an attorney who released Petitioner’s funds from escrow in violation of his contractual and fiduciary duties as the escrow agent for a purported cryptocurrency sale. Although Benthos began seeking…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951

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