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John A. Mansour v. Morgan Stanley — 2d Cir. (Oct 27, 2026)

No. 26-600 Argued October 27, 2026 Published October 28, 2026

The Second Circuit considers an investor's claims over money and securities allegedly diverted from his Morgan Stanley accounts. John Mansour says stock worth millions left through entries marked deliver, without proceeds returning to him, and that later trading concealed what happened. The challenged activity dates to the late nineteen-nineties and early two-thousands; Mansour sued in 2024 after a later forensic review. Federal law generally bars basing civil racketeering, or RICO, claims on securities fraud. The judge applied that bar and found the state-law claims too late. A predicate act is an underlying offense used to support a racketeering claim. For Mansour, Bathaee will argue that theft need not involve a securities sale and that concealment excuses the delay. Mark Emery will defend both dismissal grounds for Morgan Stanley. Inquiry notice means warning signs that can trigger a duty to investigate, even before the investor knows the full alleged scheme.

John A. Mansour v. Morgan Stanley (No. 26-600) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued October 27, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — official Second Circuit original; begins during the case announcement, with the full caption, docket and advocacy retained:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/26-600.mp3
Official argument recording and date — search October 27, 2026, case 26-600:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
Background and earlier dismissal — March 6, 2026 district court opinion, public court-text copy:https://app.midpage.ai/document/john-a-mansour-v-morgan--e8178de0-a819-476f-9bcc-f36f848bc75b
Civil RICO securities-fraud restriction — 18 U.S.C. 1964(c):https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1964
Underlying racketeering offenses — 18 U.S.C. 1961:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1961
Counsel and appeal details — case docket:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/26-600

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