FOOD TEAM INTERNATIONAL, LTD. v. UNILINK, LLC et al

Filing 86

VERDICT: ON PLAINTIFF'S NON-PACA-TRUST CLAIMS1 FOR FAILURE TO PAY INVOICES 1008, 1015, AND 4111, I FIND IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF FOOD TEAM INTERNATIONAL, LTD, AND AGAINST DEFENDANT UNILINK, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,281.75, ETC. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JAMES KNOLL GARDNER ON 9/30/13. 10/1/13 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(er, )

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

FOOD TEAM INTERNATIONAL, LTD,
Plaintiff
v.
UNILINK, LLC,
GARY GREGORY,
MARC BEHAEGEL, and
AKBAR BOUTARABI,
Defendants

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Civil Action
No. 10-cv-03584

VERDICT

NOW, this 30th day of September, 2013, after trial
without jury before the undersigned on May 18, 21-22, and 24,
2012; and based upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
and Discussion contained in the accompanying Adjudication, I
find as follows:
On plaintiff’s non-PACA-trust claims 1 for failure to
pay invoices 1008, 1015, and 4111, I find in favor of plaintiff
Food Team International, LTD, and against defendant Unilink, LLC
in the amount of $23,281.75.
On plaintiff’s claim for wrongful repudiation
concerning yet-to-be-shipped broccoli and cauliflower, I find in

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See Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”), 7 U.S.C.
§§ 499a-499t.

favor of plaintiff Food Team International, LTD and against
defendant Unilink, LLC in the amount of $23,794.73.
On plaintiff’s non-PACA-trust claims for failure to
pay, I find in favor of defendants Gary Gregory, Marc Behaegel,
and Akbar Boutarabi and against plaintiff Food Team International, LTD.
On the Second Counterclaim asserted by defendant
Unilink, LLC for breach of contract in supplying defective
produce, I find in favor of plaintiff Food Team International,
LTD and against defendant Unilink, LLC.
BY THE COURT:

_/s/ JAMES KNOLL GARDNER __
James Knoll Gardner
United States District Judge

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