February 20, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a ruling barring further litigation against Chicago Title and law firm Nossaman LLP over claims they aided convicted businesswoman Gina Champion-Cain's nearly $400 million liquor-licensing loan Ponzi scheme, finding the litigation bar is necessary to protect the ongoing U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission-appointed receivership.
October 20, 2023
An insider in a $350 million Ponzi scheme cannot disrupt a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission receivership settlement's bar order protecting Chicago Title Co. from future related lawsuits, the company told the Ninth Circuit, saying the bar order doesn't violate the Anti-Injunction Act.