February 03, 2016
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a Boca Raton mansion as part of the ongoing liquidation of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler PA caused by the revelation of a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme perpetrated by one of the firm's partners.
December 14, 2015
Segall Gordich PA told a Florida bankruptcy court Friday that a motion for sanctions filed against it there is meritless, rejecting the contention that it was improper for the firm to remove to the court a fee dispute connected to Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
November 18, 2015
Conrad & Scherer LLP and Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton LLP called for sanctions Tuesday against Segall Gordich PA for allegedly trying to get a Florida bankruptcy court involved in a fee dispute connected to Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, claiming the firm isn't involved in the underlying suit.
November 12, 2015
Segall Gordich PA fought back Wednesday against an attempt to cut the law firm out of legal fees in an investor suit against Bank of America NA over its role in jailed former attorney Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme by asking a Florida bankruptcy court to step in.
August 14, 2015
A Florida bankruptcy court approved a settlement Friday between TD Bank NA and the bankruptcy trustee for Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's defunct Florida law firm, allowing TD to collect $10 million outright and split additional portions with trustee attorneys, who have arranged to receive settlement contingency fees.
April 23, 2015
The liquidating trustee of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's defunct Florida law firm moved Wednesday for court approval of a settlement agreement with creditor Coquina Investments LLC to divide about $6.5 million in an escrow account that is in dispute and avoid likely costly additional litigation.
December 19, 2014
A Florida bankruptcy judge on Friday approved $13 million in claims distributions by the liquidating trustee of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's bankrupt law firm, but said claims held by a group of hedge fund managers would be withheld while the trustee's adversary suit seeking clarification on their claims is pending.
December 09, 2014
The liquidation trustee for the estate of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm filed an adversary case Tuesday in Florida bankruptcy court seeking clarification on possible recovery reductions for more than $43 million worth of claims.
September 02, 2014
A Florida bankruptcy judge on Tuesday signed off on a deal that would allow the trustee charged with liquidating Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's law firm to pay out $34 million to $37 million to the firm's creditors, nudging forward a settlement that will make the scheme's victims whole.
August 28, 2014
TD Bank NA on Tuesday objected to the enforcement of a $7 million settlement with a former investor in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, saying that though they had agreed in principal on a deal, the parties had not yet hammered out an order enforcing the terms of the settlement.