Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit May 8, 2001, No. 99-9042 (Suez Equity Investors, L.P. v. Toronto-Dominion Bank)

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of defendants’ invitation to plaintiffs to invest in the ill-fated SAM Group, a health-care financing venture. Plaintiffs allege that defendants discouraged them from inquiring into the background of SAM Group’s principal, J.