Sample new case digest and decisions involving disputed business values
Here’s a sampling of new decisions added to the BVLaw case law database.
Dataquill Ltd. v. High Tech Computer Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53164 (April 16, 2012)
Court excludes portions of expert’s second, supplemental report for failure to explain technical and economic comparability of licenses used to calculate reasonable royalty damages in patent infringement case.
Experts: Joseph Gemini
Judge: Gonzalez
State/Jurisdiction: federal/California
Court: U.S. Dist. Court
Type of case: IP
SIC code: 7372 Prepackaged Software (software publishing)
In re the Marriage of Hoker, 2012 Iowa App. LEXIS 277 (March 28, 2012)
Divorce court finds that husband manipulated assets of trucking company during divorce to lower its net asset value, and discredits husband’s expert for relying on manipulated data and applying a 10% marketability discount.
Experts: unnamed
Judge: Mullins
State/Jurisdiction: Iowa
Court: Court of Appeals
Type of case: marital dissolution
SIC code: 4212 Local Trucking Without Storage
Hayden v. Pittendrigh, 2012 Ariz. App. Unpub. LEXIS 526 (April 26, 2012)
Court dismisses wife’s claim fraud against the husband, finding that she accepted $1 million for her share in the marital business, based on a limited appraisal, and waited too long after finding out the company sold for $54 million to bring her suit.
Experts: unnamed
Judge: Hall
State/Jurisdiction: Arizona
Court: Court of Appeals
Type of case: marital dissolution
SIC code: 8742 Management Consulting Services