Id. No. at 99.) 22 to Ex. I think that shows we are for real and committed to getting this deal done.). No. CGP and Ridgewood's Initial Interactions in Fall 2016, In September 2016, Nanula met Plotnick at an industry conference. In analyzing the applicability of the gist of the action doctrine and determining whether a cause of action sounds in contract or tort, courts should consider whether the claim arises from breaches of duties imposed by law as a matter of social policy or from breaches of duties imposed by contracts between particular individuals. No. No. If you would like the costs split 50/50, we would request a 50/50 profit split as well[.]).) No. Meyer responded, Marty [Stallone] seems like a good guy but that's your call. (Id. (Doc. No. . . No. No. No. The Class files their Motion for Partial Summary Judgment to have the Court decide their claim for breach of contract and other issues. CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC doing business as PHILMONT COUNTRY CLUB, 3331 Street Road, Two Greenwood Square, Suite 128, 3331 Street Road, Two Greenwood Square, S/128, Docket(#3) WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by JAMES STEVENS. Nos. ), On September 25, the day before the due diligence period was set to expire, Meyer emailed PCC's counsel, stating, After further thought, we have decided to let the agreement expire and evaluate our position rather than continue to negotiate with NVR. (Doc. Philmont Club's facilities also included a tennis court, swimming pool, and clubhouse. We disagree. (emphasis added). 116 at 26.) if, but only if, he is under a duty to the other to exercise reasonable care to disclose the matter in question. Restatement (Second) of Torts 551; see also Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., Inc. v. Pa. See Restatement (Second) of Torts 551, comment l (In general, the cases in which the rule stated in Clause (e) has been applied have been those in which the advantage taken of the plaintiff's ignorance is so shocking to the ethical sense of the community, and is so extreme and unfair, as to amount to a form of swindling, in which the plaintiff is led by appearances into a bargain that is a trap, of whose essence and substance he is unaware . 3 to Ex. Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) - 42 USC 2000e A.) We promised members $5m of Phase 2 capex, which will be more like $4.5m. A.) (So it seemed to me that this wasn't something that we might want to continue on down the road with.). No. ] (emphasis added)).) See Church Mut. However, NPT advised NVR that it would terminate the AOS effective Friday, September 16 (two days later) if it did not receive written notification from NVR advising which course of action it had chosen. Concert Golf offers a personalized and curated approach to partnership and operates 27 private golf and country clubs nationally, including former developer-owned clubs and longtime member-owned clubs. L.) Meyer testified that around the time of the September 7 meeting and thereafter, he understood that NPT and NVR were not getting along very well and NPT or Metropolitan was thinking about terminating their relationship with NVR (Doc. Moreover, the fact that Ridgewood and CGP stood to make a significant profit working together is also not basic to the transaction. ), filed by JAMES STEVENS. The Class asks the court to help simplify discovery, Deposition of Class Representative C. Holloway, Court issues Order setting expert report deadlines. NPT primarily sought these extensions to sort out the unit yield issue but also needed to resolve certain environmental issues prior to any development of the Property. Silverman testified that, had Ridgewood reached out to. . 100-16, Ex. U.S. Courts Of Appeals | Other | No. PLC, 93 Fed.Appx. ), L. Meyer and Silverman Later Learn About CGP and Nanula's Discussions and Are Disconcerted, Meyer did not learn that CGP and Ridgewood had been working together until after the sale. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Florida Therefore, based upon your proposal of a 60/40 split of the profits, we propose splitting all due diligence and entitlement costs 60/40 (Concert/RW). . Specifically, some members stated that they were displeased with how the Concert Defendants fulfilled (or failed to fulfill) the terms of the PSA. (See Doc. (See Doc. Nos. For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants summary judgment to the Concert Defendants on Counts I (fraud), II ( 550), III ( 551), and IV (aiding and abetting) and grants summary judgment to the Ridgewood Defendants on Counts II ( 550), III ( 551), V (aiding and abetting). 149-1 at 11, 52; Doc. NPT opposes the motions. Like RLH, NPT contends Ridgewood initially showed interest in potentially purchasing a portion of the Property or the entire club from PCC in 2014, 2015, and then again in September 2016. Uhm, the bunkering that they've done . (Id. Plaintiff North Penn Towns, L.P. (NPT), as assignee of Philmont Country Club (PCC), has sued Concert Golf Partners, LLC (CGP) and Peter Nanula (the These are self-serving business practices in action at the expense of resigned members. No. Nanula also stated that Ridgewood's proposal juices our normal deal returns nicely. (Id.) Notice of Appeal as to Class Certification filed by Concert, Notice of Appeal as to Class Certification filed by PGCC. We are all-cash investors because we believe great clubs PCC did not suggest any capital improvements be made different from those described in the November 1 proposal. Nos. Warner Bros. The Court disagrees. Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. v. John Labatt, Ltd., 90 F.3d 737, 744 (3d Cir. at 117:14-16 (Well, obviously learning of some of these negotiations behind our back is a little -you know, unsettling.). No. No. 100-5, Ex. Restatement (Second) of Torts 550 (stating that one party to a transaction is subject to liability if he conceals or intentionally prevents the other party from acquiring material information); Restatement (Second) of Torts 551 (explaining that one party to a business transaction is under a duty to exercise reasonable care to disclose to the other before the transaction is consummated in certain circumstances); accord LEM 2Q, LLC v. Guaranty Nat'l Title Co., 144 A.3d 174, 182 (Pa. Super. ), The Property consisted of nine of eighteen holes of the South Course and spanned approximately 50 to 60 acres. Concert Plantation and PGCC file a Motion to freeze the lawsuit until the Appeals Court rules on Class Action Certification. (See Doc. North Penn Towns LP v. Concert Golf Partners LLC, et al, PIERRE, BELLANDE V CONCERT INDIAN SPRING LLC, RESSEL v. UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). No. No. . The following week, on October 10, Plotnick emailed the same documents to Matthew Glavin at Morningstar Golf & Hospitality, LLC. At the time of the meeting, the country club listed over 500 pending resigned members awaiting redemptions. Metal on Metal Hip Lawsuits & Settlements, Indian Law, Tribal Governance, Native Owned Businesses, Ruling granting class certification. (Id. Nanula explained that CGP was in the early stages of trying to purchase Philmont Club and had received an initial proposal from golf-adjacent developer Ridgewood. (Id.) A comment to 551(e) provides: In the Court's prior Memorandum, the Court ruled on whether Defendants owed PCC a duty to disclose and, in particular, whether Ridgewood and CGP's relationship was basic to the transaction. 116-2 at 202 (In discussing the component of the Defendants' agreement that yields a $7 million allocation for the Property, Mr. Nanula wrote to his associates: Next $7m to CGP for land. 125-14, 173.) No. A: Possibly. (emphases added)).) at 25:24-26:22 (Q: Would you have recommended that sale if you knew that Ridgewood had an interest in making an offer to Philmont, but refrained from doing so based on what Concert Golf - Concert saying they could get a better deal, would you still have recommended that deal? No. 100-5, Ex. 100-5, Ex. No. No. No. Board members and staff made the decision to change the bylaws, knowing it would harm the resigned members. Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) - 42 USC 2000e Because each of the Defendants' misrepresentations [the plaintiff] claim[ed] induced him to enter into the FFE Agreement [were] incorporated into the FFE agreement, the court held that the gist of the action doctrine barred the fraudulent inducement claims. Accord id. Although the dictionary gives as an example a party to the contract,' the Court does not consider that to be the universe of parties who can take part in a transaction. (quoting Black's Law Dictionary 1297 (10th ed. . 2015) (Under Pennsylvania law, if a party is able to prove breach of contract but can show no damages flowing from the breach, the party is entitled to recover nominal damages. 14 to Ex. 100-5, Ex. 14 to Ex. (Id.) PCC's property included two 18-hole golf courses (the North Course and the South Course), which spanned approximately 296 acres of land. NPT cites two cases for the proposition that the question of materiality cannot can be decided at the summary judgment stage unless the issues are so obviously important that reasonable minds cannot differ on the question of materiality. Nos. Pa. July 31, 2015) ([W]here a party is accused of purposefully concealing information material to a transaction, no confidential or fiduciary relationship between the parties need exist for liability to be imposed. Nanula testified that he chose to work with Ridgewood instead of NPT because he had found out that some of NPT's principals had criminal convictions and CGP tends to avoid people with criminal records in [its] business dealings. (Doc. N.), D. CGP Expresses Interest in a Potential Transaction with PCC, Meanwhile, on August 30, 2016, Philmont Club member David Fields had a phone call with Nanula, the sole member of CGP. Chairman and 2020-03-13, U.S. District Courts | Other | That's because she 37 to Ex. Keep me posted as to any progress made, and when you are closer to a deal with the club, we can paper our agreement. (Id. Ct. 2002)). Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to NPT and drawing all inferences in NPT's favor, the Court infers from the fact that Plotnick and Meyer had several phone calls in October 2016 that there were ongoing discussions about Ridgewood's interest in purchasing a portion of the Property or the entire club. No. On September 29, Plotnick and Nanula spoke on the phone. ), F. PCC Engages in Separate Discussions with NPT, Ridgewood, and CGP About Selling the Property and/or Philmont Club, After NPT terminated the AOS on September 26, PCC had separate discussions with NPT, Ridgewood, and CGP about potential deals. 117 at 13-16.) (Compare Doc. No. No. The Augusta 100-5, Ex. In addition, NPT argues that there is a duty to disclose because Defendants were the only source of the information. J.) 53 at 53 (Because CGP and Nanula were not parties to the PSA, the integration clause does not apply to them and NPT's fraud claims against them survive the motion to dismiss.)), courts have stated that an individual can be a party to a transaction for purposes of 550 and 551 liability even if they were not a party to the contract itself. No. 2003). Pa. Apr. 100-5, Ex. Pennsylvania. )Meyer stated that at the time he said no to that informal offer, he believed that PCC would not be hearing from Ridgewood again. (Doc. at 60-64.) However, according to Meyer, the improvements were not made in the manner PCC would have liked them to be made; he stated that everything they have done has been, you know, not first rate. (See Doc. (Id.) Nanula wrote, If so, great - we will move ahead on our club deal, and start working with you on the real estate deal. (Id.) The Tenth Circuit's logic in In re Rumsey Land Company, LLC applies with equal force as to Ridgewood. But see id. No. Neither of these situations is present here. (Doc. Nanula responded, Yes, but this firm is in advanced talks with club president about buying this 35 acre parcel from the club . 20-6127, 2021 WL 6106423, at *1, *5 (E.D. No. See Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., 82 A.3d at 501-02 (explaining difference between passive concealment and mere silence versus active concealment and suppression of the truth). A.) No. 100-5, Ex. 124-1 at 11.) No. Considering that this cost is a significant percentage of the overall purchase price of $170,000, and that it was necessary to perform the work to use the property, and resolving any doubt in favor of Appellants, we conclude that the existence of the sewer defect was a fact basic to the transaction.). No. ), On August 26, 2021, NPT filed an Amended Complaint. On March 3, 2017, NPT initiated a lawsuit against CGP and PCC in the Montgomery County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas (Case No. 100-24, Ex. 100-5, Ex. (Id.) In other words, refund plans for resigned members are moving forward even with the sale of the country club. No. Where, as here, the precontractual statements that form the basis for the fraudulent inducement claim concern specific duties that are later outlined in the contract, courts in this Circuit routinely dismiss the claims as sounding in contract and thus barred by the gist of the action doctrine. Nos. But this is not an enumerated circumstance that gives rise to a duty to disclose under the Restatement. . ), filed by JAMES STEVENS. (Upon the sale of the fully entitled redeveloped portion of the property to a homebuilder, the waterfall will be as follows: -First, 50/50 to Ridgewood to repay the actual Approval Costs expended, -Second, 100% to Concert for the next $5MM of proceeds, -Last, 50/50 to Concert and Ridgewood for all additional proceeds.). The plaintiff alleged that defendant Willis fraudulently induced him to enter into a contract (the Foxcode Far East LLC Agreement (the FFE Agreement)) and provide defendants Willis and Foxcode with $4 million by falsely representing that if he placed a $4 million investment with them, they would manage the money for his benefit, deliver a return on the investment, and guarantee that the $4 million principal would ultimately be returned in full once the investment was completed. We are in need of more than capital funding. Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Golf Partners, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Plantation, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Golf Partners Holdco, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Golf GP II, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for PGCC. 100-28, Ex. In a November 1, 2021 ruling, Judge Andrea McHugh, a Florida circuit court judge, granted class-action status to the suit by former members against the club and Concert Plantation, LLC. 100-5, Ex. Because the Concert Defendants did not owe PCC a duty of disclosure under any of the circumstances enumerated in the Restatement (Second) of Torts 551(2)(a)-(e), the Court grants the Concert Defendants' summary judgment motion as to NPT's 551 fraudulent nondisclosure claim. X at 65:20-66:15.) B. No. with Doc. 100-6, Ex. They have an outstanding team that truly care for their clientsI have been awarded a fair six figure settlement. The second situation occurs when the defendant successfully prevents the plaintiff from making an investigation that he would otherwise have made, and which, if made, would have disclosed the facts; or when the defendant frustrates the investigation. Id., cmt. Pa. 2004) (finding no duty to speak to the public at large). 3 to Ex. No. The Court reasoned: Here, RLH was not a party to a business transaction with Rumsey. On October 3, 2016, Meyer informed Nanula that the AOS had been terminated and that PCC was considering its options for moving forward. A. Thus, the Court grants the Ridgewood Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to the 550 claim. [I]f one offer were acceptable to us, uhm, irrespective of the fact that another offer may have been available, you know, the - the club still may have moved forward on that given the situation were in. (quoting Colton, 231 F.3d at 898-99); accord U.S. ex rel. Meyer immediately forwarded to Silverman, stating, Hot off the press. There, the court held that the defendant, Gnagey, actively concealed eight abandoned tanks from the plaintiff, the Fund, which provided coverage to storage tank owners. Court issues its ruling saying that The Class did not present enough evidence to prove that PGCC breached its contract with the members of The Class. A (September 23, 2016 email from Plotnick to Meyer about wanting to discuss a potential relationship at Philmont); Doc. Specifically: Restatement (Second) of Torts 551(2); see also Schutter v. Herskowitz, Civil Action No. No. The Motion by Concert Plantation and PGCC to continue/delay the trial is DENIED. 2:22-CV-00328 | 2022-01-26, U.S. District Courts | Civil Right | M, with Doc. Corp. USA, Inc. v. Am. When resigning from a PGCC equity membership, members go on a waiting list to get refunds. Nonetheless, even finding that Concert Defendants actively concealed their relationship, there is no evidence that this relationship was material information that deceived PCC into entering into the PSA. No. (Doc. 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