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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 02:44:19+00:00

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John Rodgers has been involved in cases both in a fiduciary consulting capacity and as an expert witness. Each case would typically focus on one of the common law principles governing the actions of a trustee, often accompanied by regulatory compliance issues.
Read about some of Mr. Rodgers’ sample cases below.
Advised plaintiff on the appropriateness of using various insurance contracts as client investment vehicles.
Advised class action plaintiffs against a large national trust company acting as a directed trustee for IRA accounts on questions of inappropriate and unregistered investments, lack of due diligence, regulatory compliance and management supervision.
Advised plaintiff in a case against a large state bank trustee defendant. Plaintiff claimed trustee failed to exercise care in the administration of a living trust resulting in financial loss.
Alleged large state bank trustee defendant failed to diversify trust’s investments, investing only in high yield municipal bonds benefiting the widow current income beneficiary of a split interest QTIP trust and failing to provide any growth for the remainder beneficiaries.
Mr. Rodgers advised plaintiff and was deposed.
Developed a litigation strategy for beneficiaries versus a large national bank trustee defendant. Plaintiff claimed trustee failed to adequately maintain a commercial office building and parking garage owned by the trustee resulting in a loss of value and subsequent revenue. Mr. Rodgers was also deposed.
Patricia Edwards v. Fellers Snider, Blankenship, et. al, Oklahoma District Court, Case # CJ-2004-8502. June 6, 2006.
Melanie Rich Savu, et. al. v. SunTrust Banks, Georgia Superior Court, Case # 2005-CU-105471. January 12, 2007.
Pomerantz, et. al. v. Northern Trust Bank of Florida, Florida Circuit Court Case # 02-015246 (08).
Rahim Manji v. NWQ Investment Management, Inc. California Superior Court. Case # SC088837. November 15, 2007.
William A. Dougherty v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. Florida Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial circuit, Case # 2006-CA-5252.
O’Hair v. Edgar County Bank & Trust Company, Illinois State Court.
Ackley v. Comerica Bank, Florida State Court, Case No. 05-07CA-5011.
Josephine Sullivan, et al. v. Regions Bank, Texas State Court.
Felix Walton Jackson Trust Matter. South Carolina State Court.
Donald B. Kaufman Trust Matter, California State Court.
Noel Fuller/ Gamble & Livingston, LLC Trust Matter, South Carolina State Court.
Client was charged with improper investments and lack of diversification by grantor. Mr. Rodgers’ legal, compliance and securities law background and experience was compelling in his deposition on IRA investment regulatory compliance issues and management supervision.
Client was charged with breach of trust, asset allocation and regulatory compliance issues by remainder beneficiaries in Federal District Court. John Rodgers & Associates filed an Expert Summary of Findings Report as evidence pursuant to the requirements of Federal Rules of Evidence Sections 702 & 703.
Alleged trustee’s asset allocation overly favored equities producing a short term loss of principal. Mr Rodgers’ deposition and expert witness report was accepted as evidence at trial. He also testified at trial.
Lorraine Rudolph v. Bank of America, North Carolina Superior Court, Case # 02-CUS-6274. March 25, 2004.
Hinther v. Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Texas State Court. Case #4-04-CV-710Y. March 7, 2006.
Lee Joseph Petitjean, et. al. v. Hibernia National Bank. Louisiana State Court. January 29, 2008.
Giffen v. First Tennessee Bank, N.A. Tennessee State Court. July 19, 2007.
Jackson Kail v. KeyBank, N.A. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Common Pleas court, Case # CV-07613350.
Court, Case Number 08 CV 01888.
Eula Crain v. First Federal Savings Bank, Kentucky State Court.
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