“The plain language of R.C. 1707.43(A) requires a person to have some nexus with the sale of illegal securities. The statute does not extend liability to persons whose only involvement in a transaction is the purchase of illegal securities.”

Justice French, court’s opinion

On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a

Update: On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“What was it that the trust did that aided the seller in making the sale?”

Justice O’Donnell, to counsel for the Investors

On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral

Update: On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Cynthia Boyd; Thomas Flanders v. Kingdom Trust Co., PENSCO