Legal Opinion
Amacker v. RENAISSANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 2011No. 08-41217PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought suit alleging that futures commission merchants violated the Commodity Exchange Act 1 by aiding and abetting an investment pool operator in his scheme to defraud investors. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim against the futures commission merchants. We affirm.
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The plaintiffs in this case were investors in a commodity pool operated by defendant Anthony Ramunno. They invested under the impression that Ramunno would use their money to trade in the commodities markets. Ramunno, however, operated his company Renaissance…
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