Legal Opinion
Daniel Boone Area School Dist. v. Lehman Brothers, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 5, 2002No. 1:01-cv-00074PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
D. BROOKS SMITH, Chief Judge.
This class action concerns the largest municipal fraud in Pennsylvania history, in which John Gardner Black defrauded vari ous school districts and local government units, including lead plaintiff Daniel Boone Area School District, losing approximately $70 million of public funds. The plaintiffs now seek to hold Lehman Brothers and its employee Lisa Vioni responsible for their role in Blacks fraudulent scheme. See dkt. no. 24. Before me now are the defendants motions to dismiss the plaintiffs amended complaint. Dkt. nos. 29, 31.
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