A federal appeals court breathed life back into a Venezuelan man’s lawsuit that seeks to force his bank to reimburse him for a $329,500 transfer from his account under suspicious circumstances.

Mercantil Commercebank Trust Co., which is owned by a Venezuelan holding company, tried to seek shelter under Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code, claiming customer Roger Chavez and the bank agreed on a “security procedure” that absolved the bank of any liability for fraudulent transfers.