March 14, 2018
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.
May 31, 2016
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.
September 21, 2015
The former owner of investment adviser The Nutmeg Group LLC defended the remaining claims in his malpractice suit against Barnes & Thornburg LLP and Nutmeg's receiver, telling an Illinois federal court Monday that his suit is timely because the alleged conduct is ongoing.
September 08, 2015
An Illinois federal judge has tossed accusations of malpractice leveled at a Chicago-area partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP, saying that a lawsuit brought by the former owner of underwater investment adviser The Nutmeg Group LLC is identical to an already dismissed investment suit against the partner.