U.S. District Judge Gerald Austin McHugh Jr. of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that the law firm had not advanced a theory of recovery that would allow it to claw back what it lost in the alleged scheme.
July 20, 2022 at 06:15 PM
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Litigation Reporter
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A Pennsylvania law firm that lost almost $200,000 to a scammer posing as a client cannot recover its lost money from the bank that was used in the transfer of funds, a federal judge has ruled.
In granting summary judgment to defendant Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. District Judge Gerald Austin McHugh Jr. of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that Perlberger Law Associates had not advanced a theory of recovery that would allow it to claw back what it lost in the alleged scheme.
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U.S. District Judge Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
