Groob v. KeyBank

Supreme Court of Ohio · Decided 2006-03-29

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Lanzinger, J. {¶ 1} The question presented here is whether a bank may be held liable for breach of fiduciary duty or under the doctrine of respondeat superior when a bank employee uses confidential information obtained from a prospective borrower for the employee’s personal advantage. We hold that a bank dealing at arm’s length with a prospective borrower does not have a fiduciary duty to that prospective borrower unless spe…

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