Opinion ID: 1852412
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Heading: Cemara Health Inquiry

Text: In January 1996, William Nay contacted Sally Johnson, a Faegre attorney. Nay represented Joseph Kenney, the president and chief executive officer of Cemara Health, Inc. (Cemara). Nay asked Johnson whether Faegre would serve as an escrow agent in an effort to settle a dispute between Consortium and Cemara regarding Consortium's failure to fund a loan. Subject to resolution of possible conflicts, Johnson agreed. Nay had only two or three brief telephone conversations with Johnson on January 10 and 11, 1996. Consortium and Cemara did not reach a settlement agreement. There is no evidence in the record that Faegre was retained to serve as an escrow agent. Later that month, Kenney wrote two letters [1] describing an advance fee scheme operated by Consortium. There is no evidence in the record that Faegre attorneys saw or heard about Kenney's letters before their depositions in this case.