Sensoria, LLC et al v. Kaweske et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-00942

Court:

Colorado

Nature of Suit:

Stockholders Suits

Multi Party Litigation:

Derivative Litigation

Judge:

S. Kato Crews

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  1. August 24, 2022

    Cannabis Cos., Law Firm Say CSA Blocks Investors' Claims

    A group of cannabis companies and a law firm that allegedly defrauded investors are asking a Colorado federal judge for a win in the investors' suit, saying because cannabis is illegal under federal law, the investors can't recover any proceeds from their businesses, only their initial investments.

  2. March 02, 2022

    Cannabis Co. Clover Top, Investors Strike Deal In Fraud Suit

    Cannabis company Clover Top Holdings LLC and a group of investors who said the company and its principal defrauded them have told a Colorado federal judge that they have settled the matter, just over a month after the judge gutted most of the claims on the grounds that he could not decide a matter involving a federally illegal business. 

  3. January 24, 2022

    Judge Says Pot's Illegality Forces Him To Gut Investors' Suit

    A Colorado federal magistrate judge on Monday dismissed with prejudice a large portion of the claims against a cannabis company and its principal in a suit brought by investors who alleged that the principal employed a "shell game" to siphon assets from the business, stating that he cannot grant relief or remedy for an alleged scheme involving a federally illegal business. 

  4. May 21, 2021

    'Shell Game' Claims By Investor In Pot Biz Are Trimmed Again

    A federal magistrate judge in Colorado has again trimmed most of the claims from an investor's suit alleging that the principal of a cannabis company employed a "shell game" to siphon assets from the business, finding that the investor is still asking for relief in a scheme involving a federally illegal business.

  5. April 12, 2021

    Pot Co. Can't Shake Investor's Fraud Suit, Judge Told

    An investor suing a cannabis entrepreneur for allegedly misleading him into funding federally illegal drug operations and failing to return his investment plus interest urged a Colorado federal judge Friday not to extinguish racketeering claims, saying "this is exactly the type of conduct RICO was designed to discourage and punish."

  6. March 04, 2021

    Investor Knew Pot Biz Was Illegal, Thus Can't Sue, Firm Says

    The architect of a failed venture in the cannabis industry seeks to end claims he defrauded an investor, arguing that the federally illegal nature of his business, and his investor's knowledge of that illegality, means the suit against him should be dismissed with prejudice.

  7. January 13, 2021

    Illegality Nixes Most Of Marijuana Investment Scheme Suit

    A Colorado federal magistrate judge dismissed the vast majority of a complex lawsuit brought by an investor of a failed marijuana scheme after finding that he couldn't enforce a contract that involves a federally illegal business.