The Firm achieved a significant milestone this week after a federal Judge found that it would be appropriate to hold in contempt art dealer Andrew Foster, and issue a bench warrant for his arrest, after he “thumbed his nose” at the Court for completely failing to participate in post-judgment discovery—all the while, flaunting luxury travel, private flights, and fine dining on his social-media accounts.

We initiated this federal lawsuit after Foster ran off with money that was supposed to have been returned to our client following the cancellation of a high-value art sale.  After we obtained a money judgment on our client’s behalf, and Foster failed to make any payments, we began an aggressive campaign of post-judgment discovery targeting Foster and others we believed had information concerning his assets, including his father.  Once again, though, Foster and his father failed to respond—ignoring Court deadlines, and altogether refusing to provide even the most basic financial information. 

On July 21, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Pascal of the District of New Jersey issued a Report and Recommendation endorsing in full our arguments for severe sanctions: (i) bench warrants for the arrest of Foster and his father; (ii) civil contempt for Foster and his father; (iii) attorneys’ fees and costs; and (iv) additional fines for continued failures.  This decision marks a meaningful step toward the full recovery of our client’s losses, and we look forward to continuing these efforts on our client’s behalf.