Legal Opinion

Siporin v. Carrington

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided May 10, 2001No. 1 CA-CV 00-0118PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARBARINO, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 By legislative design, the Arizona Securities Act protects the public by preventing dishonest promoters from selling financial schemes to unwary investors who have little or no knowledge of the realistic likelihood of the success of their investments. We hold that the viatical settlement agreements sold to Walter S. Siporin and Gerald L. Anchor are “securities” for purposes of the Arizona Securities Act, Ariz.Rev.Stat. (A.R.S) § 44-1801(23) (Supp.1999). Siporin and Anchor are entitled to judgment on their claim that they were sold unregistered securities…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,748 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  4. Leslie W. McCown v. James W. Heidler, Leslie W. McCown v. Joseph C. Caldwell, Defendants-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  5. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Life Partners, Incorporated and Brian D. PardoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Grand v. NacchioCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2006
  2. Eastern Vanguard Forex Ltd. v. Arizona Corp. CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
  3. Life Partners, Inc. v. ArnoldTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Michelson v. VoisonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. In re National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc., Investment LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2012

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