Killman v. Bloomingdale

Outcome: Verdict of $260,000, $100,000 in punitives

Description: Lawyer F.J. Bloomingdale was found to have committed fraud against the plaintiff, his brother-in-law, by taking $160,000 of money he held in his client trust account and using it for his own benefit without knowledge or permission of Mr. Killman. Bloomingdale lost his license to practice law for a long period of time (over 10 years) due to his failure to pay his client back. Judgement was satisfied in full (with interest, the payment was double the original verdict).