ARESTY INTERN. LAW FIRM, P.C. v. CITIBANK, N.A.

No. 11-2257.

677 F.3d 54 (2012)

ARESTY INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM, P.C., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITIBANK, N.A., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Heard March 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Hargrove , with whom Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis & Holland, P.C., were on brief, for appellant.

John A. Houlihan , with whom Elizabeth H. Kelly and Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.


THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Aresty International Law Firm deposited a check for $197,750.00 from a Citibank1—held account into a Citizens Bank2 —held account, received clearance to transfer the funds from Citizens soon after, and instructed Citizens to wire the funds from the account. Citizens did so, only to find later that the check had been fraudulent. Citizens sued Aresty and ended up with a...

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