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Merdian Trust Company et al v. Batista et al
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October 01, 2018
Execs, Attys Avoid $80M Suit Over Brazilian Investments
A Florida federal judge has tossed claims against several former executives and lawyers sued in an $80 million fraud and racketeering suit over lost investments in Brazilian business mogul Eike Batista's oil exploration company OGX, which plunged into one of Latin America's largest-ever corporate bankruptcies.
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September 26, 2018
Banks Escape $80M Suit Over Brazilian Oil Co. Investments
A Miami federal judge has freed U.S. affiliates of two foreign private banks from a more than $80 million fraud and racketeering suit brought over investments that went south in Brazilian business mogul Eike Batista's OGX, an oil exploration company that plunged into one of Latin America's largest-ever corporate bankruptcies in 2013, according to a decision released Wednesday.
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July 23, 2018
Brazilian Exec's Brother Slams $50K Fee Award In Fraud Suit
The brother of a prominent Brazilian businessman hit back at a Florida federal magistrate judge's recommended award of $50,000 in attorneys' fees for successfully fighting an injunction in a multibillion-dollar investment fraud lawsuit, saying Friday that more should have been awarded because the motion was filed in bad faith.
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May 07, 2018
Investors Rebut Bid To Move Fraud Case From Miami To Brazil
Two investment entities seeking tens of millions of dollars over an alleged multibillion-dollar investment fraud orchestrated by one of Brazil's leading businessmen told a Florida federal judge Friday that the businessman and others' arguments that Miami is not an appropriate forum fall short and Brazil is not a viable alternative.
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May 03, 2018
Banks, Others Want Out Of $80M Fraud Suit Against Brazilian
Several defendants pressed Thursday to escape allegations that they aided a multibillion-dollar fraud orchestrated by one of Brazil's leading businessmen, telling a Florida federal court that plaintiffs' opposition to their motions to dismiss did little to "plug the holes in their sinking ship of legal arguments."
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April 04, 2018
Fla. Court Urged To Let Brazil Investment Fraud Suit Proceed
Two investment entities seeking to recover tens of millions of dollars lost in an alleged multibillion-dollar bond fraud orchestrated by one of Brazil's leading businessmen urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to deny several motions to dismiss, arguing they sufficiently supported their claims given the scheme's complexity.