United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by the receiver of a foundation found to have alleged in fraudulent investment sales to recover commissions paid to the foundation's salespersons, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where the charitable gift annuities sold by Defendants were investment contracts under federal securities law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2008
• Decided 06/24/2009
• Published 06/24/2009

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, SIDNEY R. THOMAS and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Burton M. Bentley, The Bentley Law Firm, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for the defendants-appellants/appellees., Alisan M.B. Patten, Patrick M. Murphy, W. Mark Sendrow and Ryan W. Anderson, Guttilla Murphy Anderson, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee/appellant.