Waldman v. Stone, No. 106497 (6th Cir. 2012) Justia Law
Atherton was disbarred. The bankruptcy court found that Waldman and Atherton had perpetrated "egregious frauds," invalidated Stone''s obligations, and awarded Stone 1,191,374 in compensatory and 2,000,000 in punitive damages. The district court affirmed. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the discharge, but vacated the award of damages as unauthorized.