Thomas Sullivan speaks at the Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands

Thomas Sullivan, senior attorney at Marks &Sokolov, LLC speaks on March 24th-26th at the Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands. More than 100...

Lessons that May be Learned from Failed Transactions and a Proposal for Owners of Aircraft and Yachts on the OFAC SDN List

While it is possible to buy a grounded Russian owned aircraft if the owner and the aircraft are not on the OFAC SDN List (the U.S. Office of Foreign...

Bruce Marks, Managing Member of Marks & Sokolov, LLC, speaks at the XII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held on June 26-28, 2024

Bruce Marks, Managing Member of Marks & Sokolov, LLC, is invited to speak at the XII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held on June...

$7,695,000 Claim Against Kanye 2020 Presidential Campaign Successfully Dismissed

Marks & Sokolov attorneys Bruce Marks and Tom Sullivan successfully obtained dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) of a $7,695,000 claim against...

Bruce Marks gives interview to Russian NTV

Bruce Marks, former republican Pennsylvania State Senator, gives interview to Russian TV on Trump and Biden's Michigan visits    

Marks & Sokolov, LLC Obtains Recognition of Over $20 Million in Russian Judgments, Update

In November 2021, Marks & Sokolov obtained a significant victory in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on behalf of a leading Russian...

Court Awards Marks and Sokolov Client Over $1.7 Million in Suit Against Major US Bank

by | Nov 7, 2013 | Results

What the Case Involved:
Our clients sued Corestates Bank N.A.(now Wachovia) for breach of contract and negligence for losses suffered as a result of the Bank’s reckless honoring of over $11 million in checks which did not bear the requisite number of signatures (two) which permitted a dishonest employee to perpetuate a check kiting scheme on their business. The Bank had a policy of not honoring multiple signature requirements if they conflicted with information on the Bank’s computers. In this case, the two signature requirement was not followed.
Result:
The Court found that the Bank breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by paying 41 unauthorized checks and awarded our client over $1,700,000.

Суд присудил более $1,7млн. клиенту «Маркс и Соколов» в деле против крупного американского банка
Описание дела:

Наш клиент подал в суд на Corestates Bank N.A. (нынешний Wachovia) за разрыв контракта и невниманием к убыткам, понесенным в результате небрежного обращения Банка с чеками на сумму, превышающую $11 млн. На чеках отсутствовали необходимые номера подписей (два), что позволило одному из сотрудников подделывать чековые суммы. Согласно политике Банка, денежные суммы по чекам не выплачивались в случае расхождения информации с имеющейся в компьютерной базе Банка. В данном случае требования удовлетворены не были.

Итоги:

Суд постановил, что Банк нарушил свои обязательства и подорвал доверие клиентов, незаконно выплатив суммы по 41 чеку, и присудил нашему клиенту более $1,700,000.