Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-15-1994
Abstract
Defendant-appellant-cross-appellee Icahn & Co., Inc. ("Icahn") appeals from a money judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant Thomas Conway in the sum of $357,240 with interest, entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Ward, J.) following a jury trial. Conway maintained an account with Icahn, a stock broker, and his claim arises from the liquidation of a portion of that account to satisfy a margin call. The jury specifically found that Icahn breached its fiduciary duty to Conway and was negligent in liquidating the account. On appeal, Icahn argues that Conway waived any claim of negligence or breach of fiduciary trust by executing a Customer Agreement that permitted liquidation without notice to meet margin requirements. The Agreement was executed by Conway and Cowen & Co. ("Cowen"), the clearing broker that ordered Icahn to undertake the partial liquidation of Conway's account. Icahn also argues that Conway's losses were not proximately caused by its negligence or breach of fiduciary duty and that the district court improperly restricted the introduction of certain medical records.
In his cross-appeal, Conway contends that the district court erred in concluding that the jury's assessment of damages in the sum of $357,240 on each of the claims on which it returned a verdict was duplicative. Conway also contends that the district court erred in directing that interest be computed from the date the action was commenced rather than from a more appropriate earlier date.
Finding no merit in any of the arguments advanced on either the appeal or the cross-appeal, we affirm the judgment of the district court in all respects.
Recommended Citation
Miner '56, Roger J., "Conway v. Icahn & Co., Inc., 16 F. 3d 504 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1994" (1994). Circuit Court Opinions. 392.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/circuit_opinions/392
Comments
16 F.3d 504 (1994)
Thomas CONWAY, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant,
v.
ICAHN & CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.
Nos. 313, 547, Dockets 93-7282, 93-7342.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Argued October 4, 1993.
Decided February 15, 1994.
New York Law School location: File 1770, Box 131