Legal Opinion

Estate of Berganzo-Colón Ex Rel. Berganzo v. Ambush

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 7, 2013No. 12-1218PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Joshua M. Ambush, an attorney, appeals various judgments and orders of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, which nullified two retainer agreements signed by Ambush’s clients. The district court issued its final judgment after a jury found that Ambush had secured his clients’ consent to the retainer agreements by deceit. We affirm.

I. Background

In 1972, Japanese terrorists opened fire on a group of Puerto Ricans at Lod Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing several of them. Among those killed were Ángel Berganzo-Colón and Antonio…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Cabán Hernández v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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  3. Citibank Global Markets, Inc. v. Rodriguez SantanaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  4. Marcano Rivera v. Turabo Medical Center PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  5. Colón Rivera v. Promo Motor Imports, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1997

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  4. Cocroft v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
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