Dorrell et al v. Proskauer Rose LLP et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:16-cv-01152

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Torts/Pers Prop: Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

David C Godbey

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  1. November 03, 2017

    Proskauer Escapes $5B Stanford Ponzi Suit

    A federal judge in Texas on Thursday granted Proskauer Rose LLP's request to dismiss a $5 billion class action suit brought by a group of Texas investors accusing the law firm of fostering the $7 billion Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, finding that the firm is entitled to attorney immunity.

  2. December 19, 2016

    Ex-Proskauer Atty Set To Exit $5B Stanford Ponzi Suit

    Former Proskauer Rose LLP partner Thomas V. Sjoblom has reached a settlement with Texas plaintiffs accusing him and the law firm in a $5 billion class action of fostering the $7 billion Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, according to a Monday filing in Dallas federal court.

  3. July 25, 2016

    Stanford Investors Say $5B Proskauer Suit Should Proceed

    Investors in Robert Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme urged a Texas federal judge not to toss their $5 billion proposed class action claiming a former Proskauer Rose LLP attorney aided Stanford, saying a dismissed suit with similar claims never reached certification.

  4. June 20, 2016

    Proskauer Says Stanford Investor Attys Can't Redo Suit

    Proskauer Rose LLP urged a Texas federal court on Friday to throw out a $5 billion proposed class action by investors claiming a former attorney aided Robert Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme, saying the Fifth Circuit shut the door on those claims in a previous case filed by the same attorneys.

  5. April 28, 2016

    Proskauer, Ex-Atty Hit With $5B Suit Over Stanford Scheme

    Investors victimized by Robert Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme filed a $5 billion putative class action accusing a former Proskauer Rose LLP partner and the firm of aiding the fraud, less than two months after a similar suit was dismissed by the Fifth Circuit.