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Lanis Viator

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · LA · Jan 4, 2019 → Jan 4, 2019

1deal (issuers)
$10Mreported sold
1investors
1Form D filing
2019year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:43 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Lanis Viator is listed as a promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jan 2019: Port Louisiana, Inc. (New Orleans, LA — commercial — 2019; $10M reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jan 2019. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Cory Kief (1 shared filing), Edward Bell (1 shared filing), Eric Oberlander (1 shared filing), John Graves (1 shared filing), Kurt Crosby (1 shared filing) and 2 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Lanis. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 22 court cases matching the name, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 29 records came back, including 2 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

22 cases: 2 open, 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 8 dismissed, 1 judgment

Viator v. Ford Motor Company open
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:26-cv-01148 · Filed May 28, 2026
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. National Credit Systems, Inc. open
District Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 3:24-cv-00144 · Filed Oct 31, 2024
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Viator v. Equifax Information Services, LLC closed
District Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 3:24-cv-00142 · Filed Oct 28, 2024 · Closed Mar 5, 2025
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2025-03-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
GONZALEZ v. VIATOR TOURS, INC. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:24-cv-20410 · Filed Feb 1, 2024 · Closed Sep 4, 2024
Role of VIATOR TOURS, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2024-09-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Viator v. State Farm Fire And Casualty Company closed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 2:22-cv-04474 · Filed Aug 25, 2022 · Closed May 15, 2023
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-05-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co closed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 2:22-cv-02791 · Filed Aug 17, 2022 · Closed May 18, 2023
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. Janssen Research & Development LLC dismissed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:19-cv-11273 · Filed Jun 19, 2019 · Closed Oct 15, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-10-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Metairie Energy Co Inc v. Viator closed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 6:18-cv-00085 · Filed Jan 24, 2018 · Closed May 4, 2018
Role of Viator: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2018-05-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Wuliger v. National Viator Representative judgment
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:04-cv-01509 · Filed Aug 2, 2004 · Closed Apr 13, 2007 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Role of National Viator Representative: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2007-04-13 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Viator v. Aetna Life Ins Co dismissed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 6:04-cv-01266 · Filed Jun 10, 2004 · Closed Jun 22, 2004 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-06-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. Lincoln Electric Company closed
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:03-cv-19858 · Filed Nov 17, 2003 · Closed Aug 6, 2004
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-08-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Viator v. Lincoln Electric Company closed
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:03-cv-21164 · Filed Nov 17, 2003 · Closed Aug 6, 2004
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2004-08-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Viator v. Canada Life Assur Co dismissed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 6:03-cv-00339 · Filed Feb 21, 2003 · Closed Sep 4, 2003 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2003-09-04 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Siegel v. Viator Networks Inc closed
District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:03-mc-00013 · Filed Feb 10, 2003 · Closed Jun 10, 2004
Role of Viator Networks Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AZ (not a filing state)
Viator v. American Cen Ins Co dismissed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 2:01-cv-00718 · Filed Apr 19, 2001 · Closed Jun 10, 2002 · Nature of suit: 380 Other personal property damage
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2002-06-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. Univ Rehab Hosp Inc dismissed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:00-cv-03323 · Filed Nov 8, 2000 · Closed Jun 26, 2001 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2001-06-26 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Airlines Reporting v. Viator Mgt Corp dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:99-cv-10225 · Filed Oct 6, 1999 · Closed Jan 11, 2000 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Viator Mgt Corp: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2000-01-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Airlines Reporting v. Viator Mgt Corp closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:99-mc-31921 · Filed Apr 20, 1999 · Closed Apr 20, 1999
Role of Viator Mgt Corp: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1999-04-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Airlines Reporting v. Viator Management closed
District Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 1:98-mc-00118 · Filed Dec 31, 1998 · Closed Feb 5, 1999
Role of Viator Management: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1999-02-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in VA (not a filing state)
National Viator v. Washington Viatical dismissed
District Court, D. Maryland · No. 8:98-cv-01751 · Filed Jun 3, 1998 · Closed Jan 29, 1999 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of National Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-01-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MD (not a filing state)
Viator v. Southern Pacific Co dismissed
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 6:93-cv-01267 · Filed Jul 28, 1993 · Closed Apr 17, 1995 · Nature of suit: 330 Federal employers' liability
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1995-04-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. Polish Steamship Co closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 1:89-cv-00347 · Filed May 1, 1989 · Closed Oct 30, 1990
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1990-10-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:43 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not yet searched. No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

Not yet searched

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — not yet searched.

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

7 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 open

David R. Thurman and Crystal S. Viator closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 18-11164 · Filed May 4, 2018 · Closed Aug 13, 2018
Role of David R. Thurman and Crystal S. Viator: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-08-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); different first name (crystal); court in the person's filing state (LA)
Chandler Ambrosia Robinson and Lacie Lea Viator open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 17-50717 · Filed Jun 6, 2017
Role of Chandler Ambrosia Robinson and Lacie Lea Viator: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); different first name (lea); court in the person's filing state (LA)
Chandler Ambrosia Robinson and Lacie Lea Viator closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 17-50168 · Filed Feb 15, 2017 · Closed Aug 4, 2017
Role of Chandler Ambrosia Robinson and Lacie Lea Viator: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-08-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); different first name (lea); court in the person's filing state (LA)
Viator v. Educational Credit Management Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · No. 05-03656 · Filed Sep 2, 2005 · Closed Mar 8, 2006
Role of Viator: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2006-03-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Karlene Viator Johnson and Timothy Wayne Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · No. 95-10393 · Filed Apr 12, 1995 · Closed Oct 31, 1995
Role of Karlene Viator Johnson and Timothy Wayne Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); different first name (karlene); court in the person's filing state (LA)
Kenneth D. Boone and Carolyn Viator Boone closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 92-81523 · Filed Oct 16, 1992 · Closed Feb 5, 1993
Role of Kenneth D. Boone and Carolyn Viator Boone: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-02-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); different first name (carolyn); court in the person's filing state (LA)
Lanis J. Viator and Mary Ann Viator closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 92-10859 · Filed Feb 25, 1992 · Closed Jul 18, 1997
Role of Lanis J. Viator and Mary Ann Viator: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-07-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 70 federal dockets); first name matches; court in the person's filing state (LA)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:43 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not yet searched. No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jan 4, 2019 D
Port Louisiana, Inc.
File 021-329659
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Lanis Viator on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial

Port Louisiana, Inc.

New Orleans, LA · Jan 4, 2019
  • Jan 4, 2019 · D · $10,000,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $10,000,000 · role: Promoter (Former Director of Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $10M from 1 investor (100% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Lanis is listed as promoter.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Lanis 7

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

Person

John Graves

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Eric Oberlander

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Edward Bell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Cory Kief

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Kurt Crosby

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Loulan Pitre

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Thomas Matt Redd

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lanis Viator. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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