Caren J. Coffey, Indep. Executrix of the Estate of Elton Bovey v. Bank of America
Jan 24, 2013OUTCOME: Summary judgment upheld on appeal
Estate action alleging large-scale unauthorized check activity on decedent's account
Houston, TX
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OUTCOME: Summary judgment upheld on appeal
Estate action alleging large-scale unauthorized check activity on decedent's account
OUTCOME: Motion to Dismiss granted; Court agreed it lacked personal jurisdiction over our bank client
Large-scale embezzlement case involving over $2,000,000 in alleged fraudulently indorsed negotiable instruments
OUTCOME: Summary judgment, upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Bank customer sued bank on for approximately $1,000,000 in unauthorized checks and debit transactions
OUTCOME: Summary Judgment upheld on appeal
First published case in Texas to recognize that a non-customer generally lacks standing to sue a depositary bank in negligence