Foreign investors who claim they were duped into putting $12 million into a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hotel project in exchange for green cards again are suing to reclaim their funds, this time in state court with a Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney shareholder as a defendant.

The EB-5 investment visa fraud case centers on the Las Olas Ocean Resort, which was planned as a 139-unit resort steps from the ocean at 550 Seabreeze Blvd. It wasn’t finished on time and has been mired in litigation, including an alleged loan default, bankruptcy proceedings and the visa fraud accusation.