Id. On December 6, Stallone, on behalf of NPT, sent Marina Katz, a PCC member, an offer to purchase the Property for $5 million. (Id. 124-1 at 44.) This underscores the fact that Meyer and PCC understood CGP, a golf hospitality firm, would be working with a developer. 16 at 4-5 (There is no regard for the agreement between Philmont and Concert golf [sic] and I will clearly go on the record of saying Concert stole Philmont and to date has yet to live up to any of the declarations in the agreement . A does not disclose to B the fact that no highway is actually planned. Plotnick also proposed that [u]pon the sale of the real estate, the net proceeds [would] flow through the following waterfall: [f]irst, 60/40 (Concert/Ridgewood) until all out of pocket costs have been returned to both parties; [s]econd, 100% to Concert for the next $7MM. J.) No. Meyer replied, Marty seems like a good guy but that's your call. (Id. ), On November 30, Meyer emailed Nanula the contact information for NVR and NPT/Metropolitan as a potential developer Nanula could work with for developing the property. But, ironically, the Gaines court conflated 550 and 551 by holding that the plaintiffs could not bring a claim of fraudulent concealment under 550 because there was no duty to speak to the general public or the residents of Homestead, Pennsylvania. We are all-cash investors because we believe great clubs Pennsylvania. W, 36:20-37:9, 54:10-54:22).) ), Ridgewood and CGP continued to keep in touch as things moved ahead with CGP and PCC. No. No. 149-1 at 33.) . No. No. No. NPT also argues the Concert Defendants had a duty to disclose under 551(2)(b). According to Meyer, given that PCC had been negotiating for quite a while, the fact that the two firms [PCC] had agreed to work with were really not on the same page and not getting along very well caused [him] to question whether or not this was something that [PCC] wanted to proceed. (Id. Those eligible for the class action lawsuit include all individuals (or their guardians or estate representatives) who resigned their equity memberships before January 1, 2016, and have not received their full refund amount. (Doc. Co. v. Coutu, Case No. (Doc. 5 to Ex. at 1274-75. . (Id. No. No. 116 at 27 (citing Ex. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986). No. VENICE What began as one lawsuit seeking a refund of an equity membership in the Plantation Golf & Country Club will go to trial next year as a class action involving hundreds of plaintiffs. 173)-notwithstanding the fact that he had told Ridgewood that he was ready to paper [their] deal the week prior (Doc. 173.) ; see also Doc. Silverman also wrote, The current GM has a list of potential capital projects with some detail but we will need to get a copy of that list from him and forward to you. (Id.) 59.) 149-1 at 47. The plaintiff alleged that defendant Willis fraudulently induced him to enter into a contract (the Foxcode Far East LLC Agreement (the FFE Agreement)) and provide defendants Willis and Foxcode with $4 million by falsely representing that if he placed a $4 million investment with them, they would manage the money for his benefit, deliver a return on the investment, and guarantee that the $4 million principal would ultimately be returned in full once the investment was completed. at 1265. Plotnick also proposed that in exchange for overseeing all of the approvals for the redevelopment of the south course and paying half of the costs of obtaining development approvals with a budget of $1 million (i.e., Ridgewood and CGP would each pay approximately $500,000), Ridgewood would be repaid the actual approval costs expended and fifty percent of the remaining proceeds after CGP receives $5 million of the proceeds. (Our proposal guarantees you all of the money that is currently at risk in the existing Center [sic] Golf offer.). (See Doc. . Nanula ran Arnold Palmer Golf Management before starting Concert Golf. This is a fact basic to the transaction.) with id., illustration 4 (A sells to B a dwelling house, knowing that B is acting in the mistaken belief that a highway is planned that will pass near the land and enhance its value. No. (Doc. Accord id. Concert Golf acquired 36-hole, 295-acre Philmont, which was founded as an all-Jewish club in 1906, in February 2017 in a deal that involved the payoff of the clubs debt and other commitments and bought White Manor CC under a similar arrangement at the end of 2016, the Inquirer reported. That is not what this Court held. A; Doc. B. Concert Plantation and PGCC file a Motion to freeze the lawsuit until the Appeals Court rules on Class Action Certification. 100-20, Ex. . Formed by Peter Nanula, the founder and CEO of Arnold Palmer Golf Management (1993 to 2000), Concert Golf has amassed a pool of patient, long-term equity capital to invest in and upgrade large-scale private clubs located in major metro areas. 100-5, Ex. 125-1 at 76 (Nanula gave Meyer his preliminary thoughts on a proposed transaction); id. No. (Id. PCC's property included two 18-hole golf courses (the North Course and the South Course), which spanned approximately 296 acres of land. 5:22-CV-01011 | 2022-03-16, U.S. District Courts | Civil Right | 124-1 at 11.) On September 10, Silverman provided Nanula with the requested information and noted that [t]he real estate deal [was] with NVR, Inc. not Toll Brothers. (Doc. No. A [Marty Stallone, Executive Vice President of Metropolitan]: I would say on any given day any member of Metropolitan Development Group would give their advice or opinions on any of our projects.).) 53 at 53 (Under Pennsylvania law, a duty to speak exists only in limited circumstances,' such as (1) when there is a fiduciary, or confidential, relationship between the parties'; (2) where one party is the only source of information to the other party or the problems are not discoverable by other reasonable means; (3) when disclosure is necessary to prevent an ambiguous or partial statement from being misleading'; (4) where subsequently acquired knowledge makes a previous representation false'; or (5) where the undisclosed fact is basic to the transaction. 22 to Ex. According to Plotnick, Meyer told him the due diligence period was about to expire and PCC was not willing to extend the due diligence period again. Rostholder v. Omnicare, Inc., 2012 WL 3399789, at *14 n.18 (D. Md. (See Doc. On 06/06/2016 Polge filed a Civil Right - Employment Discrimination lawsuit against Concert Golf Partners, LLC. After CGP Submits Its Proposal to PCC, CGP and Ridgewood Continue to Discuss Working Together and a Potential Deal, On November 2, Nanula emailed Plotnick to bring him up to date on PCC's reaction to CGP's proposal to purchase Philmont Club. Thus a seller who knows that his cattle are infected with tick fever or contagious abortion is not free to unload them on the buyer and take his money, when he knows that the buyer is unaware of the fact, could not easily discover it, would not dream of entering into the bargain if he knew and is relying upon the seller's good faith and common honesty to disclose any such fact if it is true. (emphasis added)). Namely, the FFE Agreement provided that the defendants would provide cash and all finance advisory services necessary to generate earnings, the plaintiff would receive 99.9% of the net profits, and when the FFE was dissolved, the plaintiff would receive distributions equal to $4 million. No. CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS waiver sent on 12/31/2018, answer due 3/1/2019; CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC waiver sent on 12/31/2018, answer due 3/1/2019. (Doc. Co., 645 F.Supp.2d 354, 377-78 (E.D. On March 3, 2017, NPT initiated a lawsuit against CGP and PCC in the Montgomery County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas (Case No. Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., Inc. v. Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund illustrates the type of conduct that constitutes active concealment. Nonetheless, even finding that Concert Defendants actively concealed their relationship, there is no evidence that this relationship was material information that deceived PCC into entering into the PSA. That this deception was undiscoverable, regardless of [PCC's] efforts, yields a duty to disclose.).) Mr. Christian was a legal advisor for the Special Operations Aviation Command and served as a legal assistance attorney for the XVIII Airborne Corps in Fort Bragg, NC, where he also served as the Chief of the Federal Litigation Division. . . . . Once the moving party has met its burden, the nonmoving party must counter with specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. Matsushita Elec. No. 100-15, Ex. At bottom, aside from Ridgewood's initial interest in making an offer to purchase a portion of the Property or the entire club, NPT has not identified- let alone pointed to any evidence of-any interaction that PCC had with Ridgewood that would constitute a business transaction. 16 (October 19, 2018 resignation email from Mitch Russell, stating, There is no regard for the agreement between Philmont and Concert golf [sic] and I will clearly go on the record of saying Concert stole Philmont and to date has yet to live up to any of the declarations in the agreement . 100-5, Ex. No. 5354.) No. ), Defendants are correct that 550 and 551 impose liability only on one who is a party to a transaction. (Doc. 1 at 226-41. D at 27:21-29:16.) (Id. The Class files its Answer Brief to the brief filed by PGCC and Concert Plantation appealing Class Certification. The Court found that the fraud, antitrust, and civil conspiracy claims NPT asserted as assignee did not arise out of the PSA and, therefore, were not barred by the Limited Assignment of Claims between NPT and PCC. WebDocket for NORTH PENN TOWNS, LP v. CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, LLC, 2:19-cv-04540 Brought to you by the RECAP Initiative and Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. He served 4 years of active duty service in the Army as a Judge Advocate with the rank of Captain. Case Summary. (Id. at 87.) No. Also, on September 27, Meyer met with Plotnick and Grebow, the President and CEO of Ridgewood, at Philmont Club to discuss Ridgewood's interest in the Property. No. NPT counters that New Jersey law applies, citing to a choice of law provision in the Confidentiality Agreement. (Doc. Because NPT was unable to terminate the AOS with PCC without NVR's written consent, it asked NVR to determine whether it would consent or whether it would prefer for NPT to assign the AOS to NVR. ), On January 19, 2017, PCC's Executive Board voted to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA). 100-43, Ex. (If the facts of a particular claim establish that the duty breached is one created by the parties by the terms of their contract . The Civil action was filed in the Superior Court on May 7, 2018. The Court also dismissed the civil conspiracy claim because NPT failed to plead actual malice. Ins. (Doc. (See Doc. . Not interested. (Doc. The first occurs when the defendant actively conceals a defect or other disadvantage in something that he is offering for sale to another. Id. A.) In December 2016-after PCC's Board approved CGP's proposal but before it approved the PSA-NPT approached PCC again about renewing the AOS. 149-1 at 12.) No. Pa. 2015). No. ), In its response, NPT asserts that the Concert Defendants' argument that the gist of the action doctrine bars the fraud claim necessarily fails because the Court already found the gist of the action doctrine inapplicable. (See Doc. . Was thrilled that there were going to be one owner who wanted to integrated homes into club. And, even to the extent that a statement about the mere intent to make an offer (i.e., a promise to make a promise) is a partial or ambiguous statement, as NPT posits, the Ridgewood Defendants are the ones who purportedly made this statement to PCC-not the Concert Defendants. . No. Next, the Concert Defendants argue that summary judgment is appropriate on NPT's 551 fraudulent nondisclosure claim because they did not owe PCC a duty to speak. Under Section 21 of their agreement of sale, NVR was given the option to assign the agreement to a third-party or terminate the agreement and simultaneously execute a substantially identical agreement of sale between PCC and a third-party. No. (Id. 100, 101.) ), Plotnick also suggested that $5 million from the sale of the Property be reinvested in Philmont Club as capital expenditures. No. Section 550 imposes liability when one party to a transaction . No. No. Pa. July 31, 2015) ([W]here a party is accused of purposefully concealing information material to a transaction, no confidential or fiduciary relationship between the parties need exist for liability to be imposed. No. Attorneys at mctlaw believe you deserve the amount originally and contractually promised when you purchased an equity membership. at 97. 11.) 6:21-CV-00134 | 2021-04-08. No. (Doc. By continuing to use this website, you agree to UniCourts General Disclaimer, Terms of Service, (Doc. (Doc. A: Potentially . In addition, Plotnick requested that Ridgewood receive a $10,000 monthly management fee (split according to the 60/40 investment) that would be capped at 24 months; the management fee would be a cost to both parties, and reimbursed with the costs in the first step of the waterfall. (Id. No. (Doc. P.) The following day, on December 1, Stallone sent Nanula the draft of the text amendment he presented to Lower Moreland Township's Board of Supervisors at its September meeting related to zoning. (Id. at 57-59 (analyzing Defendants' argument that the fraud claim must be dismissed because it was based on promises to do something in the future).). 1:21-CV-00455 | 2021-05-21, U.S. District Courts | Civil Right | (See Doc. Summary judgment is appropriate if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. As a kicker' if we are fortunate enough to get the zoning approval we are seeking, we will add another $1 million to the purchase price for a total of $6 million.); id. ; see also id. (Id.) (Id. . No. Pa. June 19, 2014) (rejecting the defendant's argument that the plaintiffs had not been damaged and that summary judgment was warranted as to their breach of contract claim because at a minimum, nominal damages were proper to the extent the plaintiffs prevailed on liability); Haywood v. University of Pittsburgh, 976 F.Supp.2d 606, 645 (W.D. Talk to our attorneys about your refund even if you already received a redemption check for an incorrect amount, or youre awaiting a redemption check. No. 5 to Ex. Ct. 2005). 100-2 at 23-24; Doc. Those who do decide to join with be charged lower club fees, such as $12,550 per couple for golf, roughly half the amount now charged. at 17)-i.e., after CGP and Nanula's initial November 1, 2016 proposal to acquire the Club and after Philmont's Executive Board voted to approve the PSA (id. Pa. 2014 (collecting cases); CRS Auto Parts, Inc. v. Nat'l Grange Mut. NPT has not cited a single case suggesting that an individual or entity can be held to have a duty to disclose and be responsible for clarifying a partial or ambiguous statement that it did not make. CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS waiver sent on 12/31/2018, answer due 3/1/2019; CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC waiver sent on 12/31/2018, answer due 3/1/2019. Pa. 2009) ([S]everal district courts evaluating the gist of the action doctrine have held that fraudulent inducement claims are still barred when the fraudulent statements made during negotiations becomes the basis for a subsequently executed contractual duty.). This purchase matches the dollar amount that is subject to contingencies in the proposal on the table from Center [sic] Golf. (See Doc. 13 to Ex. A.) Seven to fourteen times Ridgewood's initial investment of $500,000 is $3.5 million to $7 million. 100-5, Ex. Nos. v. PNC Fin. A [Meyer]: Uhm, I don't recall, but it was a significant time frame after we completed the sale.).) No. Stallone testified that during a phone call with Nanula, he and Tulio believed that Nanula was fishing and ended the conversation. 6:18-CV-01685 | 2018-10-09, U.S. District Courts | Other | In allegedly creating the mayhem, Coutu became part of the transaction.). As such, the Court finds that 551(2)(b) did not impose a duty to disclose on the Concert Defendants. As noted above, the 551 claim against the Ridgewood Defendants cannot stand because they were not parties to a business transaction. X at 65:20-66:21. 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