BROWN v. EARTHBOARD SPORTS USA, INC.

No. 05-6317.

481 F.3d 901 (2007)

Clinton D. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EARTHBOARD SPORTS USA, INC.; Hugh Jeffreys; Jeffrey A. Vaughn; Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, d/b/a Sagemark Consulting, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael R. Schmidt, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Donald J. Mooney, Jr., Ulmer & Berne, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mark E. Elsener, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Michael R. Schmidt, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Donald J. Mooney, Jr., Pamela Kay Ginsburg, Ulmer & Berne, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mark E. Elsener, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before BOGGS, Chief Judge; COLE, Circuit Judge; and ROSEN, District Judge.


BOGGS, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which COLE, J., joined. ROSEN, D.J. (pp. 922-24), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

BOGGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Clinton Brown, a wealthy businessman, made a risky investment in the securities of a small privately-held California company called Earthboard Sports USA ("Earthboard"). He was induced to embark on such a course of action by the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases