Kane v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi PA et al
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ORDER Closing Case with Notice of Entry 8016(b) Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 1/18/2013. (rg1)
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FACTUAL BACKGROUNDZ
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ny a te s n he e e a pate s i f n
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tg te wih asp rt g o p o lwy r (o lciey t eC P La es' t fl t o sn o
o eh r t e a ae r u f a e s c le tv l, h TI wy r' o ie h u a ds f
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lws t i t St t ofFl i on be l ofm e ca pr de sa ns t Pr e sveI ur nc
a uis n he a e
orda
ha f
di l ovi r gai t he ogr s i ns a e
Co a is(pr g e sv ' Th PI La esb o g tv ro scamsu d ris rn e p l is
mp ne ç o rs ie). e P wy r r u h a iu li n e n u a c oi e
t
c
is e b Pr ge sv o be afo tercin s(he t P Cli ' A1 o t e Pl La es
su d y o r sie n h l f h i le t t t
PI ams). 1 f h P wy r
j ity r p ee td alo t e cin sf rte p r o e o b ign camso b h l o a ma y
on l e rs ne 1 f h le t o h u p s f rn ig li n e af f s n
c in s a pos i e. I or r t f rhe pr s tr Pr es i i o s tlm e ,t PI La r
le t s sbl n de o u t r e sle ogr sve nt e te nt he P wye s
d cd d t as fl lws t f rb d fi rf s lt s tl cams(h ç d F i Cli ' I
e i e o lo ie a ui o a at eu a o et li te f
s
h
e
Ba at ams). n
h
or r t pur ue t Ba Faih Cl ms o beha f of t r ci nt ,t Pl La r e ge
de o
s he d t ai
n
l
hei le s he P Mle s nga d
Appele t s r e a c ms l The Pl Lawye s a Appelee entr d i o a e
les o e v s ot e .
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r nd
l s e e nt n ngag nt
eme
a e m e f Appe lest fl Bad Fat Cl msf t clen sr pr e ed by t PI La r .
gr e nt or
le o ie
ih ai or he i t e es nt
he P wye s
Alhough Appe lesne rsg d e
t
le
ve ine ngage nta e nt wih aloft clen s r pr s nt d by
me gr eme s t l
he i t e e e e
t PI Lawy r ,Appe les e f c i y r pr e e t i e e t of e r clenta s ri Pl
he P
es
le fe tvel e es nt d he nt r ss
ve y i
s e tng P
Cli be a e t e nt lgoa wa t brng Ba Fa t Cli son be l ofa many c int a
a ms c us he ve ua
l so i
d ih am
ha f s
le s s
2The f t ba kg ound i brel s ma i e f r e e s pur e . Thi Co tfnds t t
acual c r
s ity um rz d or ef r nce
pos s
s ur i
ha
t Ba nmt y Cour' f t fndi a e wel- uppore by c
he nk c
ts acual i ngs r
ls
td
ompeen evi nce a a e not
t t de
nd r
cea l e r ous Ac di y,t s Cour adopt t Ba upt Cour' f t fndi a
l ry rone . cor ngl hi
t
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ts acual i ngs nd
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nc por t s he
ri
e e e e. t
la s li ha me ous he e a t l
fndi a eerone , he onl s por t sc am wih t i own s l-e vi t si
i ngs r r ous t y y up t hi l i t her
e fs r ng e tmony, c
whih
t Bn pc Cour f mdt beno ce bl t oughoutt he rng. Se Opi on,a 7(f'e
he nknlty
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e r i t Ba upty Cour' f t lfndi orc e biiy de e na i . SeeUnie St t s
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unci n he re
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t rplc t basd on t c dpa rr or beor i.) s e as Yona v.Sibe sei No.11
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pos i e. Unde a c i nc f e a r nge e ,Appel e woul r e ve sxt pe c nt ofa 1
sbl
r ontnge y e ra m nt
le s
d ec i i y r e
1
at ne s f e r c ve fom t Ba Fat Cli . The ove whel i e de de
tor y' e s e ei d r he d ih a ms
r m ng vi nce monsr e
tats
t tt PI Cli s a Bad Fat Cl ms we e i xtiabl i t rwi d a no c i r d
ha he P am nd
ih ai
r ne rc y n e t ne nd t onsde e
s part aci nsby a pa t .3 Ap le ,howe r we e t onl lwye sadd e sng t Ba
e ae to
ny ry
pel es
ve , r he y a r
r s i he d
Fat Cli sort e ci n swho hadpo e ilbad f ih cai s
ih am
hos le t
t nta
at l m .
Appel e s ce s ul ltga e t Ba Fat Cl i s a e re c ntol ove t r
le s uc s f ly ii t d he d ih am nd xe t d o r
r hei
neg ito a s tlmen .I J nua y 2004,Pr e svea Appe lesen e e i one tai
ota in nd e te t n a r
ogr s i nd
le
t r d nt go itons
t s tl t Ba Faih Cl i sa a pot ta ba f ih c am shel by o he cle swih PI
o e te he d t am nd ny en i l d at l i
d
t r int t P
Cli s Folowi Appel e 'ofe oft nt m ilon dola st s tl a 1oft ba f t cai
am . l ng
le s f r we y li
lr o e te 1 he d aih l ms
and a c e - f roft m ilon dola sby Pr r s i ,a f ma me a i wass duld f
ountrofe
wo li
lr
og e sve or l diton
che e or
Aprl2004 t s tl a lpo e ilcli s I or r t a d a c lc of it r tbewe n t
i
o e te 1 t nta am . n de o voi
ontit n e es t e he
cle sa c
int nd ouns l Appel s s sed t tt Ba Fa t Cl ms be a es e be or t PI
e,
lee ugge t ha he d ih ai
ddr s d f e he P
Cl i s we e a es e Appe les we e conc r d t t a a
am
r ddr s d.
le
r
e ne ha ny ppori
tonmen i a a r gae
t n n gg e t
s tlmentbe we t PI Cl m s a Bad Faih Cl ms woul c eae a c lc of i e e t
e te
t en he P ai nd
t ai
d r t
onfit ntr s
be we t cle s a c
t en he int nd ouns l Appelee we e a e i be aus ni t pe ce ofa
e.
l s r ppr hensve c e ney r nt ny
r c r oft PI Cl i swoul go t c
e ove y he P am
d
o ouns l whie onl t pe ce woul go t t cle s
e, l y en r nt
d
o he int .
W he e i t Ba Faih Cl i s t ci nt woul r c ve sxt per e of any po e i l
r as n he d t am , he le s
d e ei i y c nt
t nta
r c r and c elwo d r cevet r m ander
e ove y
ouns
ul e i he e i .
Pror t t me ai n,Appe les a t Pl La er m e t dic s t c am s a
i o ht dito
le nd he P wy s t o s us he l i nd
ne ta i sr t e . Appe leswer a horze t notonl ne i t and s tl alt Ba
go iton taegis
le
e ut i d o
y gotae
e te l he d
3 Thi Cour lke t Banknl c Cour , rj csAp eln s cam
s
t i he
pt y
t ee t p l t' li
a
ta t et c u e o a t n
h t h wo a s s f ci
o
wee spaae Se Opi on,a 7 (çhee de e a te a tils ,ove whemi y,t t
r e rt. e ni t tr vi nc dmitd t ra hows r l ngl ha
t e ( p le s,te ( peln s,t e oh r P P La es a Pr g e sv te td t e PI
h Ap ele j h Ap la t) h t e I wy r, nd o rs ie rae h P
( ams a Ba Fat g ai la i xtia yi erwi d.
Cli ) nd d ih cl ms s ne rc bl nt t ne '
).
Fat Cli s b a s t P1 Cl i s Asar ul,t P1 La r a ee i wrtng t i r s
ih am , ut lo he P am .
es t he P wye s gr d n ii o nc ea e
Appel e c i e f et s ve y-i pe ce ofa r ove yoft Bad Faih Cl i s4
le s ontng nt e o e nt fve r nt ny ec r
he
t am .
At t mediton,Pr r s i m a an ofe t s tl t Bad Fat Cl i s f r $3.
he
ai
og e sve de
f r o e te he
ih am o
5
m ilon whie Appele made a c e ofe of $1 5 milon.The me a i r s t i a
li
l
les
ount r f r
8. li
diton e uled n n
i pa s a d A ppel esr pore t sr ul t t PI La r . Afe t m e ai n, Appe l e
le e td hi es t o he P wye ss tr he di to
m s e, n
le s
c i d t s c s uly plr ue t Ba Fat Cli i sa e c ta a hived num e ous
ontnue o uc es f l zs he d ih a ms n tt our nd c e
r
m ae a r er i a i tPr e sve.
t dal dve s ulngs gans ogr s i
W hie Appele we e a tvel ptrui t Ba Faih Cl i s i sae c t t PI
l
les r c i y ls ng he d t am n tt our, he P
La r- wihoutno iyi Appe les m e wih Pr e sve and s tld a lcli s i l ng
wye s
t
tf ng
le - t t ogr s i
e te l am , ncudi
a 1PI Cli ,Ba Fat Cli s a a pot nta ba f t cai shed by cle s wih Pl
1 P a ms d ih am , nd ny e i l d aih l m
l
int t P
Cli (h ç tlme f). Th S tlme t wrte i a d c me tc le t e Me rn u o
ams te l t n
se e
e e t n , itn n o u n ald h mo a d m f
e
Unde sa ng,wa f a oxi t l $1 5 m ilon,of whi h m o e t n $1 9 m ilon wa
rt ndi
s or ppr ma ey 4. li
c
r ha 0. li
s
a l a e t a t ne s f e a cossf t PI Cl i s No s cii amot oft ag egae
loc t d o tor y' e s nd t or he P am .
pe tc
mt he gr t
stlme twa alc t dt a y b df i c ams ThePI La est np e rd aj itlte t
ete n s l ae o n a at li .
o
h
P wy r he rpae o n etr o
t c int,whih omit num e ousma e i de a l,i or rt obt i t ne s a y r ea es
he le s
c
ted
r
t ral t is n de o an he ce s r el s .
Appe le di notln n oft Se teme un i a t i wase c e The PI Lawy r
le s d
er
he tl nt tl fer t
xe ut d.
P
es
r f s t pr det doc e sr aed t t Se te ntore n t t r soft Sete ntt
e u ed o ovi he um nt elt o he tlme
ve he e m
he tlme o
Appele . Onl afe a sae cou tis d a or r c
les
y tr t t
r s ue n de ompelng t doc e s di Appe les
li he um nt d
le
ln noft t r soft Sete t
er
he e m
he tlmen .
4Thus t Pl La r woul onl r ei 1 oft t a r c y f a oft Ba Faih
he P wye s
d y ec ve 0%
he ot l e over or ny he d t
5
Cli s whie t y woul r c ve 90% of a r cove y of t PI Cl m s The Banknl c
am , l he
d e ei
ny e
r
he P ai .
pt y
Co tf m d t s f c o t be m a e i li is dec s on be aus G n a s tl m e ofal oft c a m s
ur ot hi a t r o
t ra n t
ii
c et
i
e te nt
1 he l i
agans Pr r s i t al a i ofr cove y be we n Pl cai sand ba f ih cai swo d
i t og e sve, he loc ton
e
r t e P lm
d at l m
ul
ha a m a ked i pa ton t a ountr e ve by t Pl La y r . Opi on,a 1
ve
r
m c
he m
ec i d
he P w e s'
' ni t 0.
5Th Ba k mty Co r rj ce Ap elns cam ta te b le e t eme ito wa afi r
e n n c u t ee td p l t' li h t h y eiv d h d ain s al e
a
u
a t tAppel swe eno l rgoi t neg it wih Pr e sve. SeeOpi on, t1 1
nd ha
lee r
onge
ng o ota e t ogr s i
ni a 0-1 .
4
The Pl La r a Pr e sve s e nty amt
P wye s nd ogr s i ubs que l
nded t Se te e i a docl e
he tlm nt n
lm nt
c le t Am e d M e a
a ld he
nde
mor ndum ofUnde sa ng, c wa a s exe ut d wihou notf ng
r tndi whih s lo c e t t iyi
Appe le Thi docl nta bir rl alocae $175 milon f t Ba Fat Cli sou oft
le s. s tme r ta iy l t d .
li or he d ih am t he
a g e ae s tlme tn t o a p o i tl $1 . mi inf The v s mao i o cins
g r g t et n momt f p r x maey 45 l o .
e
l
a t j rt f le t,
y
ho ve , sil di not ha a a
we r tl d
ve n ppori
tonmen of t agg ega e s tl men aloc t d t t r
t
he
r t e te t l a e o hei
pot nta ba f t ca ms e n t
e i l d aih li ve hough i r quied a r e e ofs c am s7 The Pl La r
te r
elas
uch l i .
P wye s
t n notfe t ci nt a
he
ii d he le s boutt c
he onfit be wee t PI La er a Appel es o
c t n he P wy s nd
le ver
a t ne s f es t r naed t Appelee r pr s ntton,a r d i t Ba Fat Cl i s a
tor y' e , e mi t he
l s' e e e ai
ppea e n he d ih am s
c
ouns lf t ci t ,a vol a iy dim is t Bad Fa t Cl i s
e or he len s nd unt rl s s ed he
ih am .
Folowi t e e nt ,
l ng hes ve s Appe lesfl a lws tas e tng va i c am sa i tt P1
le ied a ui s ri
rous l i gans he P
La esi Fo i asaec u t(h ç tt Co r Acin'.Afe atn we k b n htilt esae
wy r n lrd tt o r t e t ae u t to '
s
) tr e - e e c ra, h tt
c u t e tr d a fn lj g n i fv r o Ap ele a d a ans Ap eln s j it a d
o r ne e
i a ud me t n a o f p l s n g i t p l t, onl n
e
a
y
s v rly i te a t o $ milo pu itr s o t ecam o q a t me uta d mjus
e eal , n h momt f 2 l n ls ne et n h li f u num r i n
i
t
e rc me t(h ç tt Co r J g n ).S eS aeCo r J d me t( No 2 3 , t1 )
n ih n te ç ae u t ud me f e tt u t u g n ECF . - 0 a 0 .
s
On Nove r 1 2008, e c Appelan a t Pa t s p fld vol a y pe ii ns
mbe 7,
ah
l t nd he rnerhi ie
unt r tto
t e Ch pe 1 o t eU. Ba k p c Co e(h ç pe 1 Pr c e if'. Afe ah a ig
md r a tr 1 f h S. n nlty d te % tr 1 o e dn ) tr e rn
cha
on Appel s m o i t dim ison M a c 20,2009,t Banknm ty Cour or ly r e t tal
lee ' ton o s s
rh
he
c
t al uld ha l
t e pe ii we e dim is d be us t wer fld i ba f ih. Ho e r t Ba
hr e ttons r s s e ca e hey
e ie n d at
w ve , he nknp t
cy
Cour or r d t tt t f di da e f dimis lwo d be M a c 30,2009. I t i e i ,t
t de e ha he fe ve t or s s a ul
rh
n he nt rm he
Pa t r hi wa a horze t onl pa f goo a s r i si t or nar c s ofbusne s
rne s p s ut i d o y y or ds nd e vce n he di y our e
i s
6 The Ba nz c Co tf und t tt Pa te n e
nk pt y ur o
ha he ri s m nded t Se te e a a wea a tmptt
he tlm nt s
k te
o
m a i a pe r l s i rm i tng snc Appelee now ha a rght t s
ke t p a e s nc i na i
i e
l s
d
i
o ome f m of
or
c pe a i Se Opi on,a 1
om ns ton. e ni t 5.
7l t r tngl , bot s tlm e doc nt c ane pr sonswhe ei t PI La y sa e d
n e es i y
h e te nt ume s ont i d ovii
r n he P w er gr e
t i m niy Pr es i agans anycli f at ne sf esas e t by Appel e .
o nde f ogr sve i t
a ms or tor y' e
s red
le s
5
a no diti i wt e t be ma t Appela t l ls a horze by t Ba
nd
srbutons r o
de o
l n s m e s ut i d
he nknpt y Cou t
c
r.
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e r 2 , 0 9 ' .a
ECF . 1 , t 8 . e e ui g r ae u o t n
wrte o d r a de trd o tes med t. S eOr e Dimisn Ca e( No 2 1 , t5 )
itn r e s n n ee n h a ae e d r s si g s ECF . - 7 a 4 ;
Or e Retitn Ditiui n ( No. - 7 a 5 ) t o g n ih rAp la twa p e e t
d r srcig srb to s ECF
2 1 , t 2 .Alh u h et e peln s r sn
d ng t he rng,Ha ly Kaneac
mi he a i
re
knowldged t the s
e
ha
poket hi ba pt c
o s nknl cy ouns la trt
e fe he
hea i a s ta e a
rng nd ough dvi e boutt Pa t r hi s a lt t m a c ra n pa m e s On M a c
he rne s p' biiy o ke e ti y nt .
rh
24,2009,Ha ly Ka c us t Pm ne s p t pa a oxi a ey $30, i r a e t t txe
re ne a ed he
r hi o y ppr m t l
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rh
ah
lnt nd he rnerhi ied ttons
pt
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le ie dve s r ompl n sa i tbot
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2 ()4 Co n V) n xc pi n r m ic ag f h ut u t u me t md r cin
5 3 a( )t u t .S eec, v ra yCo lit ECF No 2 3 , t1.
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co di y, he nknpt y Cour' Fi lJ m e a M e or ndum Opi on,whih
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ni
c
we e e e e by t Ba nl t y Cou ton M a 1 201 a e he eby AFFI ED . The Clr of
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