OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS,etc. v. BALDWIN, et.al.

Filing 687

ORDER OF COURT AMENDING JUDGMENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF 685 MANDATE FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Judgment against Defendants Arthur Baldwin, Jerome Bullock, Joann Andiorio, Twyla Johnson, and William Thompkins as to individual awards of $350,000.00 are VACATED. Judgment is only amended in this respect. Signed by Judge Arthur J. Schwab on 03/05/2015. (lcb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED
CREDITORS, on behalf of the estate of
LEMINGTON HOME FOR THE AGED,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARTHUR BALDWIN; JEROME
BULLOCK; ANGELA FORD; JOANNE
ANDIORIO; J.W. WALLACE; TWYLA
JOHNSON; NICOLE GAINES; WILLIAM
THOMPKINS; ROY PENNER; MEL
CAUSEY; JAMES SHEALEY; RENEE
FRAZIER; CLAUDIA ALLEN; EUGENE
DOWNING; GEORGE CALLOWAY; B.J.
LEBER; and REVEREND RONALD
PETERS,
Defendants.

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ORDER OF COURT AMENDING JUDGMENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF
MANDATE FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT (DOC. NO. 685)
On March 1, 2013, following the receipt of evidentiary and testimonial evidence, a jury
of eight returned a verdict finding certain Defendant Officers and Directors liable for breach of
their fiduciary duties of loyalty and care and for deepening insolvency. Doc. No. 606. The same
jury awarded Plaintiff compensatory damages in the total amount of $2,250,000.00 and punitive
damages against five individual Defendant Directors in the amount of $350,000.00 each and
punitive damages in the amount of $750,000.00 against Defendant Officer Causey and
$1,000,000.00 against Defendant Officer Shealey. Id. Following this Court’s rulings on posttrial motions, Defendant filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit. In a Precedential Opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

affirmed the jury’s liability verdict as to all Defendants and the punitive damages award against
the Officer Defendants and vacated the award of punitive damages imposed against five of the
Director Defendants. Doc. No. 685. In accordance with this Opinion and the Mandate of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which was filed on March 3, 2015, the
following Order is entered:
AND NOW, this 5th day of March, 2015, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Judgment
against Defendants Arthur Baldwin, Jerome Bullock, Joann Andiorio, Twyla Johnson, and
William Thompkins as to individual awards of $350,000.00 are VACATED. Judgment is only
amended in this respect.

s/ Arthur J. Schwab
Arthur J. Schwab
United States District Judge

cc:

All Registered ECF Counsel and Parties

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