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Top Verdicts

Feb. 16, 2012

Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts by Impact--May S. Hasso-Serrano Family Trust, et al. v. Rockwater American Municipal Fund, LLC, Rockwater Municipal Advisors, LLC, Bryan Williams, John Hapke, Charles Fish Investments Inc., Charles Fish


By the time plaintiff attorney Steven R. Young was done educating his jurors, they had a working knowledge of how the bond market works.


"We explained in a way that was understandable and made it interesting," Young said. "They were learning as they sat there."


There was much to digest. At issue were two trust funds that were established to benefit grandchildren in a particular family. The trusts were allegedly induced to invest in R...

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