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Ex-investors in abusive tax shelter scheme say lawyers' missteps waylaid lawsuits vs scheme's mastermind

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Apr 13, 2016 @ 3:51pm

Two groups of investors, collectively numbering 56, who all said they were victims of an abusive tax avoidance scheme masterminded by former Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner John Rogers, have sued a western Pennsylvania-based law firm for allegedly waiting too long to bring their court actions against Rogers and Seyfarth, and making other unforced errors which they said cost them the chance to win settlements or court awarded damages.