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Alonso v. Weiss et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:12-cv-07373

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

850(Securities/Commodities)

Multi Party Litigation:

Derivative Litigation

Judge:

Honorable Joan H. Lefkow

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  1. March 14, 2018

    SEC Receiver, Law Firm Defeat Advisory Clients' Challenge

    The law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP and its partner Leslie Weiss triumphed over a challenge to her receivership of a financial advisory firm in Chicago federal court on Wednesday, with the judge saying the case was built on "pure speculation" of malicious motives by Weiss and her team.

  2. April 27, 2017

    Investors Fight SEC Receiver Bid To Beat Case Without Trial

    Investors in funds that were seized by the Securities and Exchange Commission told an Illinois federal judge on Thursday that the receiver has failed to undercut their case that she'd breached her fiduciary duties, saying she made more efforts to curry favor with the SEC than recover assets on their behalf.

  3. January 18, 2017

    Barnes, Partner Say They Didn't Intend To Harm Nutmeg Group

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP and a partner who served as the receiver for now-defunct financial advisory firm The Nutmeg Group urged an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to toss remaining claims by the company's owner and investors over the alleged mishandling of the firm's assets, saying they inflicted no intentional harm.

  4. September 30, 2016

    Nutmeg Investors Taste Partial Victory In Receiver Suit

    Investors in the now-defunct financial advisory firm The Nutmeg Group won a partial victory Friday on claims against its receiver, a Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner, when an Illinois federal judge agreed to dismiss two of her affirmative defenses.

  5. June 28, 2016

    Barnes Atty's Sanction Move Baseless, Nutmeg Investors Say

    Investors in the now-defunct financial advisory firm The Nutmeg Group say that the former receiver for the firm, a Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner, has the documents she needs to fight allegations that she failed in her duty to investors and that they should not be sanctioned for failing to produce those documents.

  6. May 31, 2016

    No Discovery, No Recovery In Nutmeg Investor Row: Receiver

    A Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner on Friday urged an Illinois federal court to sanction dozens of Nutmeg Group investors claiming she breached her fiduciary duty while acting as receiver of the hedge fund, arguing they have refused to participate in discovery and others have destroyed essential documents.

  7. April 07, 2016

    Barnes & Thornburg Atty Says Investors' Objections Too Late

    A Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner battling allegations that she willfully breached her fiduciary duty when acting as the receiver of The Nutmeg Group hedge fund urged an Illinois federal court Wednesday to keep her defenses alive, arguing the investors should have objected at the time of her conduct.

  8. February 11, 2016

    Investors Urge Denial Of Barnes & Thornburg Atty Defenses

    Investors pursuing a claim of willful breach of fiduciary duty against a Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner who was appointed as the receiver of The Nutmeg Group hedge fund asked an Illinois federal court to reject several of her defenses, saying Wednesday they are based on incorrect allegations.

  9. February 10, 2016

    Barnes & Thornburg Atty Not Owed More Info, Investors Say

    Investors pursuing a breach of fiduciary duty claim against a Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner who was appointed as the receiver of The Nutmeg Group on Wednesday rejected her claim that their discovery efforts have been lax, telling an Illinois federal court any relevant materials have been provided.

  10. November 12, 2015

    Barnes & Thornburg Shakes Final Claims In Malpractice Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday dealt a final blow to a malpractice suit against Barnes & Thornburg LLP and a partner brought by a former owner of financial advisory firm The Nutmeg Group by dismissing the suit's remaining claims as time-barred.

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