BROWN & BROWN, INC. et al v. COLA et al

Filing 30

ORDER THAT DEFT TOLA'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (DOC #18) IS DENIED. ALL DEFTS' MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC #19) IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, ETC. THE DEADLINE FOR THE CLOSE OF ALL DISCOVERY WITH RESPECT TO P LFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IS 12/3/10. A HEARING ON PLFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IS SET FOR 12/6/10 AT 10:00AM IN COURTROOM 14A. ( SIGNED BY HONORABLE RONALD L. BUCKWALTER ON 10/4/10. ) 10/5/10 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(gn, ) Modified on 10/5/2010 (gn, ).

BROWN & BROWN, INC. et al v. COLA et al

Doc. 30

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

BROWN & BROWN, INC., et al., BROWN & BROWN OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. and GRINSPEC, INC. Plaintiffs, v. ROBERT COLA, RYAN TOLA, and DOYLE ALLIANCE GROUP, Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 10-3898

ORDER AND NOW, this 4th day of October, 2010, upon consideration of Defendant Ryan Tola's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Docket No. 18) and the Response of Plaintiffs Brown & Brown, Inc., Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania, Inc., and Grinspec, Inc. (Docket No. 27), as well as the Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Robert Cola, Ryan Tola, and Doyle Alliance Group (collectively "All Defendants") (Docket No. 19), and Plaintiffs' Response (Docket No. 26), it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Defendant Tola's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Docket No. 18) is DENIED; All Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 19) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Lanham Act claims (Counts I and II) is DENIED; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Breach of Fiduciary Duty/Duty of Loyalty claim (Count V) is GRANTED;

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Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Tortious Interference claims (Counts VII and VIII) is GRANTED only as to Defendants Tola and Cola; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Conversion claim (Count XIV) is GRANTED only as to Defendants Tola and Cola and only to the extent the claim alleges conversion of customers and business, but DENIED to the extent the claim alleges conversion of documents, information, marketing materials, and promotional materials; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Misappropriation of Business/Customers claim (Count IX) is GRANTED only as to Defendants Tola and Cola; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Misappropriation of Confidential and Proprietary Information claim (Count X) and Misappropriation of Property (Count XI) is DENIED; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations Claim against Defendant Doyle Alliance (Count VI) is GRANTED; Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Unfair Competition Claim (Count XII) is GRANTED.

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The deadline for the close of all discovery with respect to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction is Friday, December 3, 2010. A hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction is set for Monday, December 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 14A, United States Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA.

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It is so ORDERED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Ronald L. Buckwalter RONALD L. BUCKWALTER, S.J.