$91M awarded in Batchelor case

A Circuit Court jury in Miami decided on Monday that the accounting firm BDO Seidman should pay the late philanthropist/aviation pioneer George Batchelor's estate and foundation $91 million for "fraudulently'' concealing false information about a company in which Batchelor had invested.

Batchelor's attorney said that the entire award "goes into the Foundation, which means dozens of organizations in Miami that are funded by the Foundation may be getting additional monies.''