Schonau-Riedweg, et al v. Rothschild Bank AG, et al.

Summary

A lawsuit filed by the heiress to part of the Novartis pharmaceuticals fortune went to trial Tuesday in Massachusetts state court, in a case claiming she lost $5 million after MITs former chief intellectual property official and his business partner duped her into investing in a failed energy startup.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina
Defense: Preston, John
Sydow, Michael

Judge: Edward Leibensperger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County
Court: Suffolk County Courthouse

Case Number: 1284CV04630
Industry: Energy, Finance
Practice Area: Securities, Financial Services

Plaintiff

von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina

Defense

Preston, John

Defense

Sydow, Michael

Represented By:
Santangelo, John (Law Office of John N. Santangelo )

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Stamm, Laura (Economics & Accounting)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:18	General Case Activities
00:30:29	Opening Statement	Ballard, Glenn
00:59:42	Opening Statement	Hartzell, A.
01:17:47	Opening Statement	Santangelo, John
01:39:15	Witness Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
01:56:31	Break
02:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
03:51:18	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
00:20:13	Witness Cross Examination	Slocum, David	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
01:33:43	Break
02:04:45	Witness Cross Examination	Slocum, David	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
02:20:02	Witness Cross Examination	Santangelo, John	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
02:52:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
03:10:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Slocum, David	von Schonau-Riedweg, Corrina	In Person
03:13:08	Witness Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Sydow, Michael	In Person
03:44:14	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Sydow, Michael	In Person
01:11:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Sydow, Michael	In Person
01:33:37	Break
01:57:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Sydow, Michael	In Person
02:12:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Santangelo, John	Sydow, Michael	In Person
02:28:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Sydow, Michael	In Person
02:32:45	Witness Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Ahmed, Sameer	Video Recording
03:28:18	General Case Activities
03:30:42	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Preston, John	In Person
01:46:09	Break
02:10:42	Witness Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Preston, John	In Person
02:28:21	Witness Cross Examination	Santangelo, John	Preston, John	In Person
03:07:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Preston, John	In Person
03:34:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Preston, John	In Person
03:56:05	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Sylvia, John		Video Recording
00:05:04	Break
00:13:37	Witness Direct Examination	Ballard, Glenn	Sylvia, John		Video Recording
00:31:34	Witness Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	Stamm, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Stamm, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:00:43	Witness Cross Examination	Santangelo, John	Stamm, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:04:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Connell, Philip	Stamm, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:06:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hartzell, A.	Stamm, Laura	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:09:26	Break
01:49:08	General Case Activities
01:51:30	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Schonau-Riedweg, et al v. Rothschild Bank AG, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:36	Closing Statement	Santangelo, John
00:54:58	Closing Statement	Hartzell, A.
01:25:23	Break
01:51:30	Closing Statement	Ballard, Glenn
02:32:00	General Case Activities
03:17:20	End of Session