Judge Dismisses Part Of Runoff Insurer’s Claims In Ponzi Scheme Dispute

Mealey's (December 10, 2019, 12:37 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 5 dismissed a runoff insurer’s claims for civil conspiracy, contribution and indemnity and unjust enrichment against an investment bank and a financial services company because the runoff insurer failed to assert sufficient allegations to support them in a dispute concerning the investment of $320 million in a failed Ponzi scheme; however, the judge allowed aiding and abetting claims to survive (In re Platinum-Beechwood Litigation, No. 18-6658, Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania v. Lincoln International LLC, et al., No. 19-07137, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210412)....