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Case of the Day: Markin v. Grohmann
The case of the day is Markin v. Grohmann (Idaho 2012). In 1997, Thomas Grohmann sued Ron Markin on a promissory note Markin had given Grohmann in 1988 connection with a half-million dollar business loan. The suit was in the Central District of California. The parties settled the suit, and their settlement agreement provided that…
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Case of the Day: Pacific Worldwide v. Ample Bright Development
The case of the day is Pacific Worldwide, Inc. v. Ample Bright Development, Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2011). The Plaintiffs, Pacific Worldwide and Pacific International Alliance, are US apparel manufacturers. The defendants, Ample Bright Development, Ltd. and Fortune Enterprises, Ltd., are Hong Kong businesses that acted as the plaintiffs’ agents in Hong Kong. The facts of the…
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Case of the Day: Mercator Property Consultants v. Sumampow
The case of the day is Mercator Property Consultants Pty. Ltd. v. Sumampow (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). Mercator is a property development investment company in Perth. It owned 10% of the Christmas Islands Resort Company, which as the name suggests built resorts on Christmas Island, an Australian territory. Robby Sumampow, an Indonesian national, acquired the…
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Case of the Day: Application of Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay
The case of the day is In re Application of the Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay (S.D.N.Y. 2014). Peter Nygård was the longtime owner of Nygård Cay in the Bahamas. Louis Bacon owned a neighboring parcel, Point House. The Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay had brought two actions in the Bahamas challenging the supposed failure…