MIAMI – A Sarasota judge dismissed some counts but let stand malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty charges in a lawsuit filed against Holland & Knight by the receiver in a $168 million Ponzi scheme.
The rulings by Circuit Judge Rick DeFuria keep alive a suit filed last year by Burton Wiand against the law firm and one of its partners, Scott MacLeod. Wiand of Wiand Guerra King of Tampa was appointed receiver in January 2009 to try to recover funds from indicted Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel.
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