100-5, Ex. (See Doc. No. No. Grp., Inc., 667 F.Supp.2d 443, 450 (M.D. No. at 27 (At this stage in the litigation, the Court is not persuaded by Defendants' contention that the fraud claims arise under the PSA. Nanula also stated that Ridgewood's proposal juices our normal deal returns nicely. (Id.) For example, on November 19, two days after PCC's Executive Committee voted to accept CGP's proposal, Nanula told Plotnick that the Board want[s] to move fast and get this closed asap. (Id.) The Country Club sold to Concert Golf Partners, a company that owns and operates 19 upscale private clubs. Along with the sale came a plan to recapitalize. 100-29, Ex. W at 111:19-112:7. We are all-cash investors because we believe great clubs No. 100-5, Ex. No. . Hearing on PGCCs motion that the Court decide the entire case (all claims by the The Class) without a trial. (See Doc. at 83 (On December 12, 2016, Nanula met with members of Philmont at the Club and made a power point presentation relating to CGP's proposal to acquire the Club.).) ), On December 20, NPT sent Meyer a revised proposal to buy the Property. (Doc. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. The Judge immediately ruled in favor of PGCC and Concert on all counts and determined that The Class has no claims to present to a jury. On September 29, Plotnick and Nanula spoke on the phone. . . (See Doc. No. (Doc. Wen v. Willis is illustrative. (Doc. Contra Youndt, 868 A.2d at 551 (Appellants have alleged that Appellees knew of a defect in the sewage system that will cost approximately $28,000 to repair. ), Following Plotnick and Meyer's October 10 phone call, Nanula had a 42-minute conversation with Plotnick. ([W]e are offering [PCC] $5 million 100% guarantee for the 9-holes. Co., 645 F.Supp.2d 354, 377-78 (E.D. Founded Date 1986. After the call, Nanula emailed Fields, attaching a signed non-disclosure agreement and requesting information about PCC, including detailed income statements, [a] listing of recent capital improvements made, and the current list of potential capital projects (with estimated scope and costs, if any) that are being considered, and [a] summary of your current real estate deal and the Toll [Brothers] deal. (Doc. Where, as here, the precontractual statements that form the basis for the fraudulent inducement claim concern specific duties that are later outlined in the contract, courts in this Circuit routinely dismiss the claims as sounding in contract and thus barred by the gist of the action doctrine. 20 to Ex. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 6:21-CV-00134 | 2021-04-08. LL. In analyzing the applicability of the gist of the action doctrine and determining whether a cause of action sounds in contract or tort, courts should consider whether the claim arises from breaches of duties imposed by law as a matter of social policy or from breaches of duties imposed by contracts between particular individuals. 100-5, Ex. 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. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series South Park after ), In a February 16, 2017 email from Nanula to Moran, Nanula described the waterfall/CGP's agreement with Ridgewood as follows: (1) Repay $1m entitle[ment] costs to each, 60-40; (2) Next $7m to CGP for land.' Q: If you had known that Concert and Ridgewood were anticipating millions in extra profit from the deal, would you have thought differently about the deal that Concert was offering to Philmont Country Club? (Id.) at 501-02 (quoting Colton, 231 F.3d at 58 898-99). A.) The Class files its Answer Brief to the brief filed by PGCC and Concert Plantation appealing Class Certification. Nanula told Meyer that he would be willing to commit to funding and completing a series of capital projects that the board wanted to get done that was on the order of $4 million. (Doc. 100-5, Ex. Plaintiff North Penn Towns, L.P. (NPT), as assignee of Philmont Country Club (PCC), has sued Concert Golf Partners, LLC (CGP) and Peter Nanula (the No. Nanula responded, It looks like Marty was involved in a muni bond-rigging scandal in the late 1980s, and that it would be hard for [CGP] to work with him based purely on reputation concerns. (Id.) 8:19-CV-02344 | 2019-09-20, U.S. District Courts | Other | No. A (September 23, 2016 email from Plotnick to Meyer about wanting to discuss a potential relationship at Philmont); Doc. 173)-notwithstanding the fact that he had told Ridgewood that he was ready to paper [their] deal the week prior (Doc. See Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., 82 A.3d at 501-02 (explaining difference between passive concealment and mere silence versus active concealment and suppression of the truth). 1. ), Philmont independently of Concert . A ([T]he minimum Purchase Price will be no less than the product of $73,308.64 multiplied by 150 or Eleven Million, Two Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand, Two Hundred Ninety-Six and no/100 Dollars ($11,296,296) irrespective of Unit yield[.]).) 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. The change of bylaws without consent from resigned members is a self-serving business practice by PGCC. It is undisputed that CGP incorporated Concert Philmont to purchase the Club (id. 2018) (rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the need for chloride-free insulation to reduce the risk of corrosion was basic to the plaintiff's agreement to purchase crystallizer tanks from the defendant and finding that although the facts were important, they were not necessarily basic). ), On September 12, Nanula sent several follow up questions to Silverman, which Silverman answered. (Id. So getting them to back off to a small fee will be difficult. (Id. 101-1 at 11.) There, the court held that the defendant, Gnagey, actively concealed eight abandoned tanks from the plaintiff, the Fund, which provided coverage to storage tank owners. No. The Tenth Circuit's logic in In re Rumsey Land Company, LLC applies with equal force as to Ridgewood. The Court finds that there is no genuine issue of material fact that the Concert Defendants did not have a duty to disclose its relationship with Ridgewood to PCC. . at 683; see also Plexicoat Am., LLC, 9 F.Supp.3d at 48889 (holding that the gist of the action doctrine barred two of the plaintiff's fraud in the inducement claims where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant represented it was ready, willing and able to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and that it would utilize its national sales and marketing team and programs to promote, market and advertise the sale of Plaintiff's products as because those statements were clearly enshrined in the Agreement, which provided that the defendants would use commercially reasonable effort' to promote and sell the Products and generate a minimum amount of sales); First United Bank & Tr., 667 F.Supp.2d at 451 (concluding that the gist of the action doctrine barred the fraudulent inducement claims where [i]t [was] clear that the[] representations and duties detailed in the Master Agreement concern[ed] the same facts and circumstances that [the plaintiff] now alleges were misrepresented in order to induce it to enter the Master Agreement and emphasizing that the subject representations made during negotiations foreshadowed contractual duties and subsequently ripened into contractual provisions such that the duties allegedly breached were grounded in the contract itself); CRS Auto Parts, Inc., 645 F.Supp.2d at 380 (finding that the gist of the action doctrine barred the plaintiff's fraud claim in part because [a]ny contractual statements by Turley concerned coverage duties that were later outlined in the written insurance policy). at 36:20-37:13; see also id. 2004) ([W]e hold that the District Court did not err in concluding that the doctrine barred Williams's claims against Ross, as well as his claims against Ladbrokes. 53 at 26-29 (discussing gist of the action doctrine) with id. (See Doc. ), 3. ), K. PCC Members Are Dissatisfied and Unhappy in the Years Following the Sale, In the years following the sale, many Club members resigned because they were displeased with how the deal panned out and how the Club changed. C at 228 (Mike Tulio's (the then-Vice President of Land Acquisition at Metropolitan) testimony that he signed the Fifth Amendment to the AOS on behalf of NPT); Doc. 100-21, Ex. Id. . No. (Doc. Such is the case here. Plotnick testified that at the time, Ridgewood was interested in potentially purchasing either the entire Club or just a portion of it for land development. A [Meyer]: Uhm, I don't recall, but it was a significant time frame after we completed the sale.).) W at 27:1-10, 35:18-36:11, 46:4-8. ), Cicero agreed that the return Ridgewood would receive under the proposal seems awfully high instead of just some set fee that is relatively nominal. (Id.) 22 to Ex. No. (Doc. (See July 19, 2022 Hr'g Tr. (See Doc. ), The Phase II Capital Projects were subject to change arising from consultation with the new Club Advisory Board; New club member surveys; input and recommendations by [Concert Philmont's] operating consultants and experts; and Concert Philmont's refinement of the scope of such items after closing, at its discretion. (Doc. 149-1 at 37.) A (I thought it would be proper' for us to advise Tom [King with NVR] that we are going to let the agreement expire in some manner.). 8:20-CV-01139 | 2020-05-15, U.S. District Courts | Labor | W at 68:1-2 & Doc. (See Doc. 149-1 at 90. Pa. Apr. (Id. . ), After Meyer reviewed CGP's proposal, he responded, I thought upon closing the real estate transaction we would have the full proceeds of the sale available towards capital improvements but I'm only seeing $5M listed. (Doc. Concert Golf Partners inherited the suit when it purchased the club in January 2019. 100-26, Ex. A.) . 101-2 at 14). W at 117:17-118:9.). the club still may have moved forward given the situation it was in. (Id. j (emphases added); see also Schutter, 2008 WL 2502132, at *6; Youndt, 868 A.2d at 551. Concert Plantation and PGCC file a Motion to freeze the lawsuit until the Appeals Court rules on Class Action Certification. Like RLH, NPT contends Ridgewood initially showed interest in potentially purchasing a portion of the Property or the entire club from PCC in 2014, 2015, and then again in September 2016. at 60-64.) They have an outstanding team that truly care for their clientsI have been awarded a fair six figure settlement. 2:11-cv-1588-TFM, 2014 WL 2808097, at *19-20 (W.D. This includes affirmative suppression of the truth with the intent to deceive. Id. 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. No. Why is this public record being published online? . That Ridgewood could net a significant return from partnering with CGP does not mean that PCC was swindled. (Doc. A: It - it might have. Uhm, the bunkering that they've done . . A: Well, you know, because we - we wanted to be out of the club business so, you know, if we received one offer where we were going to have an operator versus another offer that was just for real estate deal there may have been some concerns about, you know, continuing to having [sic] to operate the club.). at 25-27 (providing that Concert Philmont LLC would pay approximately $4 million for the initial capital projects and approximately $5 million for the second phase of capital improvement projects); id. Pa. 2008), to show when there is a duty to speak under Pennsylvania law. Their group is an all-cash investor in First, the resignation emails do not show that PCC members would have voted against the sale of the Club to CGP had they known of Ridgewood and CGP's relationship and the profits the Defendants stood to gain as a result of the deal. We disagree. (emphasis added). WebRecapitalizing with a well-funded partner like Concert Golf Partners addresses the fundamental challenges many clubs are facing, even after more than a decade of the capital investments being implemented with regard to the two required capital phases under our Agreement of Sale . mctlaw Fights to Help You Receive the Amount You Deserve. . As noted above, there is a difference between passive concealment, which involves mere nondisclosure or silence, and active concealment. Id. No. To the contrary, the record shows that PCC was aware that CGP, a golf operator, would want to partner with a developer to develop the Property, that PCC's then-President had passed along the information for a potential developer, and that under the terms of the PSA, the second phase of capital improvement projects would occur only after the sale of the developed Property. NORTH PENN TOWNS, LP, directly and as assignee of Philmont Country Club, Plaintiff, v. CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, LLC, et al., Defendants. In their motions for summary judgment, Defendants argue that the 550 and 551 claims should be dismissed because the Concert and Ridgewood Defendants were not parties to a transaction with PCC; Defendants did not owe PCC a duty to speak and therefore a fraudulent nondisclosure claim cannot lie under 551; and NPT has failed to produce evidence showing active concealment under 550. 100-28, Ex. As NPT notes, Pennsylvania's model jury instructions provide that a fact is material if it. 100-43, Ex. (Id.) Imposition of liability for fraudulent concealment is commonly applied in two types of situations, although it is not limited to them. Restatement (Second) of Torts 550, cmt. All of these ball drops' as Peter Nanula would refer to them, along with the disregard to the contract (60 Acres of Land vs 80, Modern Clubhouse Standards, Outings during off-peak times, and $5M of improvements [I'd be shocked if half of that was spent with the patchwork that has been done to date]) have brought me to my design [to resign. No. Plotnick testified that he spoke with Meyer that same day and that Meyer told him PCC was under contract to sell the Property. 100-5, Ex. at 2 (stating that Concert Philmont LLC would establish and operate the Club); see also Doc. 36 to Ex. No. 116 at 18 (citing Doc. On 12/31/2018 STEVENS filed a Civil Right - Employment Discrimination lawsuit against CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS. at 65-67.) No. 124-1 at 46.) Undoubtedly, the record shows that Nanula and CGP were heavily involved in the negotiations for the transaction. fails to disclose . ), On February 1, PCC's membership voted to approve the PSA. at 29; see also Doc. No. 53 at 58).) As noted above, a defendant can be held liable under 551 only if there is a duty to disclose. Pa. Feb. 12, 2018) (Permitting a fraudulent inducement claim in this case would essentially negate the entire [] gist of the action doctrine because a Plaintiff would have only to allege that Defendants never intended to abide by a provision in their contract in order to escape dismissal. The agreed-upon Phase II Capital Projects included: South Course improvements; additional North Course improvements from Andrew Green's master plan; improvements to the tennis facility; clubhouse renovations; and construction of a new maintenance facility. No. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986). Nanula decided it was time for Ridgewood and CGP to paper our deal on the real estate opportunity and asked Plotnick to send him his tweaks to CGP's counter-proposal. By continuing to use this website, you agree to UniCourts General Disclaimer, Terms of Service, at 25:24-26:22 (Q: Would you have recommended that sale if you knew that Ridgewood had an interest in making an offer to Philmont, but refrained from doing so based on what Concert Golf - Concert saying they could get a better deal, would you still have recommended that deal? No. No. 2017-04395) (the "Original Action"), alleging that CGP tortiously interfered with its contract with PCC and 100-28, Ex. (See Doc. 100-5, Ex. 149-1 at 11, 52; Doc. v. PNC Fin. Although Williams did not have a contractual relationship with Ross, Williams cannot detach Ross from his status as an agent for Ladbrokes. . (Id. (Doc. Ct. 2013) ([S]ection 551 imposes liability for nondisclosure of information when the defendant has a specific duty to disclose, which arises only in certain, enumerated circumstances.). No. See Bucci, 591 F.Supp.2d at 783. (See Doc. ), At no point did the Concert Defendants inform PCC that they were in talks with Ridgewood and planned to paper the deal on the real estate opportunity. (See Doc. (Doc. Metropolitan Development Group (Metropolitan) is a land development business (see id. Lake Mary, FL and Santa Monica, CA April 21, 2022 Concert Golf Partners (Concert Golf, CGP or the Company) announced today that it has received an investment from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, Clearlake). (See Doc. Pa. June 23, 2008); Youndt v. First Nat'l Bank of Port Allegany, 868 A.2d 539, 550 (Pa. Super. Nor was he aware of anyone from Ridgewood professing such concerns to any other PCC Board member or club member. Next, we dismissed the antitrust claims because NPT failed to establish an unreasonable restraint of trade. Nanula made the following request: For now, I hope you guys will stand back, profess some concerns about the real estate risks, and just wait to see if I can strike a better deal for all of us here. (Id. I said no; about $5m is all we could afford to plow back. Nanula explained that CGP was in the early stages of trying to purchase Philmont Club and had received an initial proposal from golf-adjacent developer Ridgewood. (See Doc. No. 20 to Ex. InterVest, Inc. v. Bloomberg, L.P., 340 F.3d 144, 159-60 (3d Cir. (See, e.g., Doc. No. No. 2 Forwarded To: Counsel on 12/31/2018 (ahf) (Entered: 12/31/2018), Docket(#1) COMPLAINT against CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0313-13254330. The Class files additional arguments explaining why the Receipt and Releases were never valid. Notably, Defendants fail to cite any applicable case law to support their position.).). ), On September 23, 2016, Plotnick emailed Meyer to discuss a potential relationship at Philmont. (Doc. A, #3 & #5.) . Cases involving employment discrimination (gender, age, religion, etc. (Doc. 1 at 226-41. Afterwards, Nanula requested additional information from Meyer, including documents on the real estate development, Toll / NVR deal terms, property survey, environmental reports and any information PCC had about the various capital projects it considered. 149-1 at 56; Doc. No. at 117:14-16 (Well, obviously learning of some of these negotiations behind our back is a little -you know, unsettling.). j, illustration 3 (A sells to B a dwelling house, without disclosing to B the fact that the house is riddled with termites. 116-5, Ex. Operating Status Active. Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint (see Doc. 100-15, Ex. If you do not agree with these terms, then do not use our website and/or services. (Doc. No. Keep me posted as to any progress made, and when you are closer to a deal with the club, we can paper our agreement. (Id. As such, the Court finds that 551(2)(b) did not impose a duty to disclose on the Concert Defendants. U at 58:20-59:11. (Doc. Rumsey Land Company (Rumsey) owned a property, and when Rumsey filed for bankruptcy, Resource Land Holdings, LLC (RLH) offered to purchase the property. Id. No. (As you are aware, we are unable to terminate the AOS with the Seller, without your written consent. Company Type For Profit. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 255. 28, 2018) (A party' is defined as someone who takes part in a transaction.' Plotnick proposed that CGP purchase Philmont CC from the members, including both 18 hole courses; Ridgewood would ha[ve] no involvement on the golf side and instead would be brought in as a joint venture partner solely on the redevelopment portion of the property. (Id.) The new amount is a fraction of the refund resigned members are entitled to at the time of resignation. The fact of the matter is that PCC was distressed and in need of capital; that CGP and Ridgewood took advantage of PCC's financial woes does not make the Defendants' actions unlawful. In its response brief, NPT summarily asserts, without citation, The evidence clearly shows that the Defendants concealed their relationship and that concealment was material to the transaction at hand. (See Doc. No. . However, it may take years before a resigned member actually gets their check. No. No. However,board members changed the redemption formula in the bylaws against attorney advice. Plaintiff North Penn Towns, L.P. (NPT), as assignee of Philmont Country Club (PCC), has sued Concert Golf Partners, LLC (CGP) and Peter Nanula (the Concert Defendants) and Ridgewood Real Estate Partners, LLC (Ridgewood), Jonathan Grebow, and Michael Plotnick (the Ridgewood Defendants) (collectively, Defendants) for fraud, fraudulent nondisclosure, and fraudulent concealment under Restatement (Second) of Torts 550 and 551, aiding and abetting fraud, and breach of contract. (explaining that concealment involves the hiding of a material fact with the attained object of creating or continuing a false impression as to that fact). . (Doc. Section 551 imposes liability when one . NPT planned to develop the Property and sell the developed lots to NVR to build homes. But see id. (Id.) 149-1 at 120, 123. No. (Doc. In sum, because the representations concerning capital improvements that Plaintiff alleges fraudulently induced PCC to enter into the PSA were ultimately incorporated into the PSA, NPT's fraud claim sounds in contract, not tort, and is barred by the gist of the action doctrine. On March 1, 2017, Ridgewood Philmont and Concert Philmont Properties entered into a Development Services Agreement (DSA), pursuant to which Ridgewood would be responsible for obtaining development approvals for the Property. 100-5, Ex. at 120:10-121:2 (I mean everything that they undertook required it to be redone or needs to be redone again . And, the Court is even less persuaded by NPT's contention that Meyer's testimony that the Defendants' relationship was disconcerting shows that relationship went to the essence of the transaction. Final Judgment entered in favor of PGCC and Concert Plantation. Because each of the Defendants' misrepresentations [the plaintiff] claim[ed] induced him to enter into the FFE Agreement [were] incorporated into the FFE agreement, the court held that the gist of the action doctrine barred the fraudulent inducement claims. 116 at 28-19 (Ridgewood and CGP also had a duty to disclose their relationship because disclosure was necessary to prevent Ridgewood's backing out of its promise to make an offer to [PCC] from being misleading.).) in order to deal with member capex obligations, which could go higher than the $5-6m, and last, splitting the remainder of the proceeds 60-40 (60% CGP, 40% Ridgewood). No. WebConcert Golf Partners is a boutique owner-operator of private clubs based in Newport Beach, Calif. In addition, NPT argues that there is a duty to disclose because Defendants were the only source of the information. No. No. (Doc. No. Filing 1 COMPLAINT against CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT PROPERTIES, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC, JONATHAN It is undisputed that PCC was in a distressed financial situation. On October 3, 2016, Meyer informed Nanula that the AOS had been terminated and that PCC was considering its options for moving forward. I don't know the answer to that question.).) 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. . We are taking the risk in this scenario, not the club.); accord id., Ex. The AOS provided NPT with a 90-day due diligence period, during which time NPT had the right to terminate the AOS for any reason. Nanula testified that he chose to work with Ridgewood instead of NPT because he had found out that some of NPT's principals had criminal convictions and CGP tends to avoid people with criminal records in [its] business dealings. (Doc. 125-14, 173.) 116 at 27 (citing Ex. (Id. Considering that this cost is a significant percentage of the overall purchase price of $170,000, and that it was necessary to perform the work to use the property, and resolving any doubt in favor of Appellants, we conclude that the existence of the sewer defect was a fact basic to the transaction.). 116-14, Ex. at 654 (discussing materiality in the context of a breach of contract claim in an insurance case and an insurer's post-loss investigation). A (Given these benefits and the operational and management obstacles we continue to experience, the Board of Directors is pursuing a transaction with [CGP]); Id. (Doc. No. 116 at 26.) That is not what this Court held. (Doc. The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and (Id. The Court is not persuaded. ), Ridgewood and CGP continued to keep in touch as things moved ahead with CGP and PCC. No. ] (emphasis added)).) (So it seemed to me that this wasn't something that we might want to continue on down the road with.). No. . (Id. No. No. A.) 149-1 at 136-37. . . (See Doc. ), The Initial Capital Projects and Phase II Capital Projects delineated in the PSA's exhibits are identical to the capital improvement projects outlined in CGP's November 1, 2016 proposal to PCC, with one exception: moving and constructing a new maintenance facility was not part of the original proposal. Nanula also stated that he would work on a preliminary proposal to share [that] week. (Id.) The initial burden of demonstrating that there are no genuine issues of material fact falls on the moving party. 149-1 at 71.) 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