No. 22-1007
Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc., Jericho DC v. Bank of America, N.A.
Response Waived
Tags: account-control banking-negligence breach-of-contract business-account expert-testimony litigation-between-factions litigation-knowledge standard-of-care
Latest Conference:
2023-05-11
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the Fourth Circuit err in affirming a district court's ruling that a banking expert was required to establish the bank's ordinary standard of care in a negligence and breach of contract case, when the bank had actual knowledge of ongoing litigation concerning between different factions of a business for control over the business's monies and accounts, and the bank disbursed account funds to one faction while simultaneously denying the other faction any right of access to the account?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether expert testimony is required in a banking negligence and breach-of-contract case when the bank's mishandling of a business account is open and obvious
Docket Entries
2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-18
Waiver of right of respondent Bank of America, N.A. to respond filed.
2023-03-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2023)
Attorneys
Bank of America, N.A.
Matthew Allen Fitzgerald — McGuireWoods LLP, Respondent
Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc. (Jericho DC)
Donald Melvin Temple — Temple, Pearson, et al., Petitioner