Collier v. Land & Sea Restaurant Company, LLC
Filing
415
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/26/15. (eot)
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i a e s e e ty f r h o r n he e e d to o u r u g n
fld a ans Sn Ru tSe f o I .(:a Ru f' b Pefnua eFo d Gr u I .(TFG'
ie g i t m s ao d, nc ( m s ) y ro nc o o p, nc 1 '
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The pl i if Robe t J Coli r s f r f om Guil i Ba r s om e a pe i r l
a nt f ,
r .
le , uf e s r
la n- r é yndr ,
rphe a
ne o t c dior rt tc n c us we kne s a pa ayss Colir c t ndst tt dior r
ur pahi s de ha a a e n s nd r l i.
le on e
ha he s de
was ti r by pa al i s lfs poioni whih he c am s t ha s f r d a tr eai
rgge ed
r ytc hel h s ng, c
l i o ve ufe e fe tng
o t r a Fr nki R owl nd' St n us t tw e e a l ge y t i e w ih s xio n.
ys e s t a e
a s e kho e ha r le dl a nt d t a t xi
On M a c 1 201 Colir fl t i t nta ton a ns La & Se ,t owne a
r h 9, 3, le ied he nsa c i gai t nd
a he
r nd
ope aorofFr nki Rowl nd',a s ri ca msf ne i nc a br a h ofi id w= a te .
rt
a e
a s s e tng li or glge e nd e c
mple
nis
La & Se t n fl at r pa t c
nd
a he ied hid- ry ompli agans PFG,t s lfs s ir f rc rbu i
ant i t
is helih upple , o onti ton
a ori m nii a i ' PFG ,i tun,f l d a f t pa t c pl i ,w hi h was l t rr f l a a
nd/ nde f c ton.
n t ' ie
ourh- ry om a nt
c
a e e ied s
c os - l i , a ns Sn Rus , is s lfs s pple , as e tng a cl i f r c r c ual
r s c a m gai t m
t t he l ih u i r s r i
a m o ont a t
lThecoul ha s
' s ummarzed t f t oft sca on s ve alproroc i
t
i he acs hi se e r i casons.Ac di y,i wil
cor ngl t l
outi onl t i o i r l
lne y he nf nnaton eevantt t i tntm otons.
o he nsa
i
i m nii a i
nde fc ton. La & Se lt r a e d is t r pa t c
nd
a ae m nde t hid- ry ompli t s ek a deca aor
ant o e
lr t y
j d me tt a Sa Ru t i r q rd t d fn a d id mniy La d & Se a ans Cole '
u g n h t m s s e uie o ee d n n e f n
a g i t lirs
c ai s
lm .
Bo h oft s cai a ns Sn Rus - PFG' c r cua i m nii a i cai a
t
he e l ms gai t m
t
S onta t l nde fc ton l m nd
La d & Se ' d caao y j g n cam - ae bae o t e id mnfc to p o iin i a
n
as e lrt r ud me t li
r s d n h n e iiain r vso n
F o ev c Pr d cs S p le Ag e me tbewe n PF a d S m Ru t (t e Ag e me f
o dsr ie o u t u p ir re n t e G n n
s th re n ),
t
whi h wa e ut i 200 The i mnii a i pr vi i i i l
c
s xec ed n
9.
nde fc ton o son s ncuded i Seci n 1 oft
n
to 4
he
Agr me ,whih a s i l sapr vii o i ur nce Se ton 1 sa e ,i pe tne pa t a
ee nt
c lo nc ude
o son n ns a . c i 4 t t s n ri nt r, s
f l s
olow :
l mnii a i I tr nc
nde fc ton: nsla e
A.
I mnikai Supple g m Rusqwili mniy,de e a
nde t ton.
ir sa
t l nde f f nd, nd
hol PFG,is afii t a s i a i s a t i ofi r ,diecor ,e pl s
d
t flaes nd ubsdire nd her fce s r t s m oyee
a a nt ,a welasa c t e s ofPFG a is s i a i har e sfom
nd ge s s l
ny usom r
nd t ubsdi res ml s '
r
a a i t a al ga i a s re or da
nd gans ny le tons s e td
mage , la ltes l s s c t o
s ibiii , os e , oss r
e p n e (n l ig r a o a l atr y ' f e) s u h i a y cam,a to
x e s s icudn e s n b e tone s e s o g t n n li cin,
l w s t or pr e ng c
a ui
oce di
onne t d w ih o a i i ou of a o t f l ng
ce
t r r s ng t
ny f he olowi
(ole tvey,: ai ' :
c lci l & ms'
Cl )
2 De t o o iju t a y p ro ,d ma et a y p o e t,o a y oh r
) ah f r n ty o n e s n a g o n r p ry r n te
d
amag o l sr s tng orc am e t ha r ule i whol o i pa t fom a
e r os e uli
l i d o ve es td, n
e r n r, r
ny
q iy or ot r def c i t Pr uc ,w he he l t nt o pa e , o f itr of t
ualt
he
e t n he od t
t r a e r t nt r a lle
he
Pr
oduc t c pl w ih a e e s or i pled w a r nte or a c ai o s rc
t o om y t ny xpr s
m i
ra is
ny l m f t i t
la lt i t t eatngt t Pr t....
ibiiy n or r l i o he oduc
Not t t ndi t f e nj,Supple s l no be la e t PFG t t
wihsa ng he or goi
i r hal t ibl o
o he
e e PFG ' dn a s a e de e m i t r s t f o PFG ' g os neglge e o
xt nt
S m ge r t r ned o e ul r m
S r s
i nc r
wil' mico
lf
ul s nduc . Su ir s l us c
t pple ha l e ouns lr as
e e onabl s if t y t PFG i
y atsacor o
n
t dee e o s h Cl ms PFG s l,wihi tlry ( da afe rcepto
he fns f uc ai .
hal t n lit 30) ys tr e i f
notc of a Cl m a i t PFG ,no iy Supple t r of pr de how e r t t
ie
ai ga ns
tf
i r he e ; ovi d,
ve , ha
f itr of PFG t pr de s h notce t Supple s l not lm i t def ns o
a lze
o ovi uc
i o
i r hal
i t he e e r
i mnii a i o i tons e e t t e e t t t dely ha a m ae i l
nde fc ton blga i , xc pt o he xt nt ha he a
s
t ra
a ve s e f c upon t a lt o t Supple t def nd s h Cl m .
d r e fe t
he biiy f he
i r o e uc ai
I u a c .S p le E a Rusjwil iti
ns r n e u p ir s m t lman an:
1
) Co rilc mp e nsv ge r l la iiy i u a c
mmeca/o rhe ie nea ib l ns rn e
t
(n l ig p o u tla ii i sza c )fo a c rir ra o a y s tsa tr t
icudn r d c iblt n l n e r m are e s n bl aifco y o
y r
P i a mi ml n u to ( t milo d las ( 20 00 0 c mb n d
FG, n
ni z mo n f A) wo lin o lr $ ,0 ,0 ) o i e
m
snge l t f r b dl ij r a . p o ry d ma e i P o ucs icud me t
i l i , o o i nu y n r pe t a g f r d t n l e a,
mi
y
d
pr uc ,poulr por ors af ...;a
od e
t y, k
e ood
nd
2
) Exce sla lt umbrlai urnc i ami mum n t
s ibiiy/
el ns a e n
ni
momt
o ( tn milo d las( 00 00 0 e c o c re c a d i t e a g e aei
f A) e lin olr $1 ,0 ,0 ) a h c ur n e n n h g r g t f
Pr t i l me , oduce poulr po k o s f ....
oduc s ncude at pr
, ty, r r ea ood
The polceswilde i t Pe f r nceFood Gr p Co pa LLC a
ii
l sgna e r o ma
ou
m ny,
nd
is a fla e as a t o l i ur ds a w il be e
t f ii t s
ddii na ns e , nd l
ndor e t pr de c r t a
s d o ovi ontac u l
la lt i ur nc i t a mts c fed a
ibiiy ns a e n he mot pe ii bove,s c fc ly c rng Supple '
pe iia l ove i
i rs
o i tonst de e a i mniy PFG purua t t s Se ton. A c ri a e
blga i o f nd nd nde f
s nt o hi c i
e tfc t
ofi urnc f s h co r ge (ttng t tt polcis de i t PFG a is
ns a e or uc vea sai ha he i e sgnae
nd t
aflae a a dto li u e s wil ed lv r dt P wi i t n y ( )d y
fi ts s d i na ns rd ) l b eiee o FG t n we t 20 a s
i
i
h
oft e uto oft sA g e m e and a
he xec i n hi r e nt
nnua l t r a t r....
ly he e f e
Agreme j 1 Doc tNo.181 1.
e nt 4, ke
The i mnii to pr vii oft Agr e e wa pr vi l a es ed i t co ts
nde fcai n o son he e m nt s e ousy ddr s n he ur '
J l 21 2 4 me rn u o no d n i S m Ru tsmoin f rsl r j d me to t e
uy , 01 mo a d m piin e yng a
s' to o ï
mma y u g n n h
d ca ao yj d me tcam b o g tb La d & Se . I t to i o ,te c u tma e s vea
e lr tr u g n li r u h y n
a n ha pnin h o r d e rl
r i pe t ni t t no i e oblgai n i t i m ni a i pr son. Specfc ly,t
ulngs rai ng o he tc
i to n he nde fc ton ovii
ii al he
c ur he d t PFG i t o y pa t t t i r uie t gi notc of a c a m t Sam Rus ,a
o t l hat
s he nl ry ha s eq r d o ve i e
li o
t nd
t t t i m nik a i n pr s on i pos s no s h r ui e e on PFG ' c t e s See J y
ha he nde f to ovi i m
e
uc eq r m nt
S us om r .
ul
21, 4 M e .Op.9- 3,Doc tNo.1 The c tf rhe he d PFG fr tr c i d ç tceofa
201
m
1
ke
71.
our u t r l
is e e ve ç i
no
Cl i ,'f pur e of t Agr e e ,whe i wa s r d wih a c
am ' or pos s
he
e m nt
n t s e ve
t
opy of t t r pa t
he hid- ry
co a n fl d by Land & Se a t tt no i ePFG s e nty pr dedt Sn Rus ç
mpli t ie
a, nd ha he tc
ubs que l ovi o m
t'
was
s fc e ...t ti r Sam Rus ' d y t de e a i m niy La & Se ' I a 1
ufii nt
o rgge
ts ut o f nd nd nde f
nd
a. d. t 3.
'
Ac or ngy,t c 'de e Sa Rus' moto frs
c di l he oul nid m ts in o ummayj
t
r udgme .
nt
On Au u t 1 , 2 4 P mo e fr s mmay j d me t o is c n rc l
g s 8 01 , FG
v d o u r u g n n t o ta ma
i m nik a i cl i aga ns Sa Rus . On A ugus 30,201 La & Se m o f s l m ar
nde t ton a m
i t m
t
t
4, nd
a ved or lm
y
t
d
rng
hos
i
j g n o isd caao y j g n cam. The cotrthel a hea i on t e m otons on
ud me t n t e lrt r ud me t li
D e m be 22, 4.
ce r 201
A f w mont afe t he rng, t c ' r e t t Sa Rus wa e il t t
e
hs tr he a i he oul uld ha m
t
t s ntted o he
pr
oducton o c rai i or ton ge r t by La & Se s la lt i trr whih r l t d t
i f e t n nf ma i
ne aed
nd
a' i biiy nsle , c ea e o
wh n La d & S a r c i d n tc o Cole ' ile s a d ij y t e poe ta c us s o h s
e n
e e eve o ie f l rs ln s n nur , h tn il a e f i
i
ile sa d ij r ,a d hi p tnilcam a an tLa d & S a Be a s t e c u twa o t e
l s n nu y n s o e ta li g i s n
n
e. cue h o r s f h
opi on t tt edoc e sc ul bei t p r td t s
ni ha hos
um nt o d n e ee o ugge ta d fe e f c ua s na i t n t t
s if r nt a t l ce ro ha ha
whih t co tc i r d i r rng is e zir o ni on Sn Rus ' m o i n f r s
c he ur onsde e n ende i t a le pi on
m
ts to o umm a y
r
j d me t a dc u dn c s iaea dto a ds o ey o ten tc is er ie i r s o s t te
u g n , n o l e e stt d iin l ic v r n h oie su as d n e p n e o h
moi frsl r j
tons o tmmay udgme ûl by PFG a La & Se ,t co tde e t moi f r
nt ed
nd nd
a he ur nid he tons o
s mmayj d me twi u p eudc t rfl gu o t c mp ei no a dto a d so e y
u r u g n t t rj ie o eii p n he o lto f d iin l ic v r .
ho
n
PF a La d & S aha e sn e rne d t i mo in f rs mma yj d me t The
G nd n
e v i c e we her to s o u r u g n .
c 'hel ahe rng on t r ne d m o i nso Augus 26,201 The motonsha bee f l
oul d
t
ai
he e we
to n
t
5.
i
ve n uly
bre e a a erpef r vi w.
i f d nd r i or e e
St
andar o R e e
d f vi w
An a r o s mm ay j d me ti a p o rae ift e mo n s o t tt ee i n
wad f u z u g n s p r p it û h va t h ws ha h r s o
i
g n i ds u e a t a y maeilf c a d t mo a ti e t ld t j d me ta a ma tro
e une ip t s o n tra a t n he v n s ni e o u g n s
t
te f
lm ' Fe R.Ci P.5 () l c n iei a moin f rs mmayj d me t t e c u tmu t
a ' d.
v. 6 a . n o sd rng
to o u r u g n , h o r s
viw t f c s Sn t lg mos f vor bl t t non- ovi pa t ' Dulney v.Pa ka ng
e he a t ç he i ht
i
t a a e o he
m ng ry.'
a
c zi
Co p o Am.6 3F.d3 3 3 0(t Ci. 1 ) Towi sa asl r u me tmoin,h
r . f , 7 3 2 , 3 4h r 20 2 .
t tnd l
h
mmayj dg n to t e
no m ovi pa ' m us pr uc s fc e e de
nng l y
t
t od e uf i nt vi nce f o w hi h a r as bl f t i r c ul
r
'm
c
e ona e ac fnde o d
rtr a v r iti is fvo . An es n v.Lie t Lo b .I . 4 7 U..2 2,2 ( 9 6 .
eun ed c n t a r
d ro
b rv b y nc, 7 S 4 48 1 8 )
ç
t
conc us r or s c a i a l ga i ns do nots fc ,nor does a G er s i il of e de e'i
l oy
pe ul tve le t o
ufi e
m e c ntla
vi nc n
4
s p o to ( n n mo n p ry s c s . Th mps n v.Poo cElc Po rCo,3l F.d
u p r f t o - vig a t'q a e' o o
he
'
tma e . we . 2 3
6 5 6 9 (t Ci.2 0 )(uoi Phli v CS Trn psI . 1 0 F.d 28 ,28 (t Ci.
4 , 4 4 h r 0 2 q tng - il . X a s . nc, 9 3 5 7 4h r
ps
1 )
999).
Di
scuss on
i
1.
PFG ' R ene ed M ot on f Sum m arv Judam ent
S
w
i or
PFG co e
nt nds t t Sa Rus i c t a m a l oblga e t de e a i m niy PFG
ha m
t s on r c ly i t d o f nd nd nde f
a i t Coli r s c a m s pur ua t Sec i n 1 oft A gr m e . PFG e phas z s t tColi r
ga ns
le ' l i , s nt o t o 4 he
ee nt
m
i e ha
le
camst h v s frd p ysc lijzisa tre t a o se a Lml & S a sr sa rn ta
li o a e ufee h ia nl e fe ai n y tr t d e ' etu a t h t
r
ng
P o ti e fo Sa Rus a s p idt La d & S a a t a s c ijlisaealg dt
FG ban d r m m
t nd u ple o n
e , nd h t u h n t e r l e o
r
e
ha r s t d fom t ne i nc ofLa & Sea a isbr a he oft i i wa r nt of
ve e ule r he glge e
nd
nd t e c s he mpled r a y
tt sf hum a c um pton. PFG f rhe e
ines or
n ons
i
u t r mphasz s t tLa & Se ha ,i t l ,aleg
i e ha nd
a s n ' ' l ed
un
t tPFG i la et La & Se f rc rbuto and/ i mnii to PFG a gue t ts h
ha
s ibl o nd
a o onti in
or nde fcai n.
r s ha uc
camsa ece ry l o n ce wih o a igqo to 'apes na ij r çe utn o came t
li r lal t n e td t r rse u f
c
ro l nu y E s lig r li d o
r
ha ers le ,i whoeo i pa tfo a y . . d fc i te (h lss s p id b Sn Ru t,
v e utd n l r n r, r m n . ee t n h s el h u pl y m sj
e
wheh rltn o pae t'o tetalr o te gh lss s p le b S m Rus)t c mpl wih
t e ae t r tn ' r h t ile f h s el h u pi d y a
f t
too y t
a e es ori i d wa r ntes' a r q r t ti rSa Rus' i mniiato o i a i
ny xpr s mple
ra i ,' s e uied o rgge m
ts nde fc i n blg tons
t e t eAg e me t r e n j1 ( , c e No. 8 - .
md r h re n .Ag e me t 4 A) Do k t 1 1 1
l r pons t t i t ntm o i Sa Rus a g st tPFG i no e il d t s
n es e o he nsa
ton, m
t r ue ha
s t ntte o umm a y
r
j d me tfrt r a o . F rt Sa Rus ag e t tt eei ad s u eo maeilfc a t
u g n o wo e s ns is, m
t r u s ha h r s ip t f tra a t s o
whehe PFG c
t r
ompled wih is oblgai n t no iy Sam Rus of t c am s a i t PFG.
i
t t
i to o tf
t
he l i
gans
Se ond,Sa Rus a guest ti f ly s ts d isi mnii a i oblga i by obt i ng t
c
m
t r
ha t u l a ife t nde fc ton i tons
ani he
i s rn e c v r g r q rd i Se to 1 B) o t Ag e me t a d t a PFG s ul b
n u a c o ea e e uie n ci n 4( f he re n , n h t
ho d e
Ke t
l s oppe ...f om s ki i m niy diec l f o Sa Rus . Br i Opp' t PFG ' M o .f
d
r
ee ng nde t r ty r m m
t' . n
'
n o
S t or
5
Summ .J 2- Doc tN o.186. Fo t f lowi r as ,t c ' c l st tSn Rus '
. 3, ke
r he o l ng e ons he out oncude ha m
t
ts
ag me t ae wi o tmei a d t a P i e tte t sl r j d me to i c nr c l
r u n s r t u rt n h t FG s n ild o l
h
mmay u g n n t o ta ma
s
i mniiaton c am .
nde fc i l i
Tur ng fr t t t notc a glm e adva ed by Sn Rus , t i nn fc i n
ni i s o he
i e r l nt
nc
m
t he nde nii ato
p o iin sae t t( s alwihnt it ( 0 d ysatrrc ito n tc o aCli a an t
r v so tts ha TFG h l t i hry 3 ) a fe e ep f o ie f am g i s
,
PFG,n tf g m Ru t t ee f' r e n j 1 ( , c e No 1 1 1 Th c u'p e iusy
oiy sn
sj h ro .
'Ag e me t 4 A) Do k t . 8 - . e o l rv o l
t
nle t t PFG r ce ved notc of t c a m s a s t d by Coli r a La & Se w he i w a
l d ha
e i
ie
he l i
s ere
le nd nd
a
n t s
s r wih La & Se st r pa t co aito M a 21 201 a t tPFG pr de tm ey
e ved t nd
a' hid- ry mpl n n y , 3, nd ha
ovi d i l
notc t Sa Rus by flng isf lt pa t c
ie o m
t
i t otrh- ry ompli on Jme 1 201 t s m eda t tPFG
a nt t 0, 3, he a
y ha
al o s nta l t e t Sn Rus ' pr i ntr ue tng t tSa Rus i m niy a def nd PFG .
s e
e tr o m
t s es de eq s i ha m
t nde f nd e
l r s o s t PFG' moin frsl r j d me t S m Ru tc n iue t a g t t
n ep n e o
S to o l
mmay u g n , a
s o tn s o r ue ha
PFG wasputo notc muc e rirt n t da e on whi h La & Sea st r pa t c
n ie
h a le ha he t
c nd
' hid- ry ompli
a nt
wa fld.Ho ve,t o y e de ectdt s
s ie
we r he nl vi nc ie o uppol t sarume wa rj ce i t c ts
' hi g nt s ee td n he our'
t
pr vi o ni
e ous pi on:
To t e e t t Sn Rus s
he xt nt ha m
t uggesst tPFG ha no i oft Cl m e ri r
t ha
d tce he ai a le ,
wh n gn e Nes ngt h a c fa t er saza t) o dPFG' ge n fr M ia
e l mi) lo ,he e d he t h etl n t l
r
S l n ie) k
t ta di rha bec
ha
ne d ome i1a t r ha be n a i pe ton,t co tdia e .
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