Ramcell, Inc. v Alltel Corp., 2022 Del. In this appraisal action to determine fair value, petitioner Ramcell Inc. exercised its appraisal rights in asking for a statutory appraisal of the value of its 155 shares of Jackson Cellular Telephone Co. Inc. The respondent, Alltel Corp. (dba Verizon Wireless), had converted the 155 shares at a  Continue Reading »

Zamfir v CasperLabs, LLC The defendant, Casper Labs LLC, in this trademark dispute in U.S. District Court (California) moved for dismissal of eight causes of action from plaintiff Vlad Zamfir’s second amended complaint. The actions dealt primarily with trademark infringement and alleged damages therefrom. The actions also included allegations of fraud and misrepresentation under California  Continue Reading »

WL All. LLC v. Precision Testing Grp. Inc. This is a partnership dispute between the plaintiff, WL Alliance, and the defendants, Precision Testing Group Inc. and Glenn Stuckey. After a trial, the defendants were found liable for $3.3 million in damages. The defendants appealed, arguing that the damages include lost future profits that are not  Continue Reading »

Thomasee v. Thomasee The Louisiana appellate court affirmed the decision of the Trial Court in a divorce case that included the value of the husband’s business in the marital estate as community property. The husband argued that the FEMA adjuster business is a professional business and that the profits are all goodwill and, therefore, not  Continue Reading »

Buccieri v. New Hope Realty, Inc. This case arose out of a dispute between the surviving family and a trustee of the founders of New Hope Realty Inc. The parties could not agree on the management and operations of New Hope Realty. On July 7, 2020, a dissolution proceeding was commenced. The defendants elected to  Continue Reading »

Furrer v. Siegel & Rouhana, LLC David Furrer, a partner in Siegel, Tully, Rouhana & Tully LLC, withdrew as a member after having his license suspended. A dispute arose as to the value of his 26.5% interest in the LLC. He sued the firm for compensation for his 26.5% interest in the firm and for  Continue Reading »

Buckley v. Carlock This Tennessee decision was a case of shareholder oppression that had been appealed. The disposition of the appellate court in this matter was to affirm the decisions of the Chancery Court. The primary issue in this matter was whether the Chancery Court properly valued a shareholder’s minority interest in a closely held  Continue Reading »

Dentists Ins. Co. v. Yousefian The central issue, in this case, was the defendant’s claim for business property damages to tenant improvements in his former orthodontics suite. The parties disagreed over the definition of “tenant improvements” that the policy covered. During the litigation, the plaintiff engaged a construction expert to provide an estimate of the  Continue Reading »

Champions Retreat Golf Founders, LLC v. Comm’r, T.C. The Tax Court, on remand from the 11th Circuit, which decided that the taxpayer was entitled to a charitable donation for a donation of a conservation easement, valued that interest to determine the amount of the donation deduction. Both parties presented valuation opinions from expert appraisers. The  Continue Reading »

Mikalacki v. Rubezic This Arizona divorce appeal affirmed the trial court’s acceptance of a calculation of value the wife’s expert, Brendan Kennedy, offered to determine the value of the couple’s law firm awarded to the husband in the trial. The husband appealed other nonvaluation issues related to the divorce, which the trial court affirmed. Those  Continue Reading »