· 3/21/2007
Morgan Stanley & Co. v. Coleman Holdings
Citations
- 955 So. 2d 1124
- 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4167
- 2007 WL 837221
How courts have described this case
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- holding, post-Engle, that “[a]ctual dam- ages and the measure thereof are essential as a matter of law in es- tablishing a claim of fraud” (alteration in original
- reversing $1.58 billion verdict where plaintiff failed to utilize correct methods in proving measure of damages
- reversing $1.58 billion verdict where plaintiff failed to utilize correct methods in proving measure of damages
- reversing and remanding for entry of judgment where plaintiff failed to meet its burden of proof on issue where it bore that burden
- stating that federal and state law measure is identical
- “Florida law ... requires the plaintiff to prove the actual, ‘fraud-free’ value of the stock at the time of purchase.”
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Judges: Taylor
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