A Florida federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor aided a treasure hunter’s phony search for emeralds, but the firm’s attorney, Bruce Silverstein, could still face sanctions for his alleged role in the hoax.
U.S. District Senior Judge James Lawrence King of the Southern District of Florida issued two orders last week in JTR Enterprises v. Colombian Emeralds. The first order dismissed the fraud claims against the Delaware law firm, but the second order scheduled a Thursday sanctions hearing for Silverstein.
