Legal Opinion
Cogan v. Triad American Energy
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 15, 1996No. Civil Action H-87-4106PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
John E. Cogan and a large group of others invested in a limited partnership to build windmills in California for generating electricity. The project faltered, and the general partner went bankrupt. To recover their lost investment expectations, the investors sued every business remotely related to the transaction. The partial loss of their investment, according to these investors, had nothing to do with economic risk. These part ners say they were duped by the bank, banker, insurance carrier, insurance brokers, and accountants.…
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