Judge Issues Key Ruling in Homestead Case July 5, 2024 By possingeradmin Following a two-week trial in May, Whatcom County Superior Judge David Freeman rendered an oral ruling in the Hillius v. 18 Paradise, LLP on July 3, 2024. The decision comes at the end of a hard-fought legal battle that has embroiled the Homestead Farms community in Lynden, Washington for nearly 4 years. The judge’s decision addressed numerous claims and counterclaims of the various parties, including the decision to invalidate certain decision made by MJ Management, LLC the management company that...
Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Activist Route Consultant and Against FedEx Ground April 15, 2024 By possingeradmin On April 1, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling, denying FedEx Ground’s claims that Route Consultant Inc. have published false or misleading statements about FedEx Ground (“FXG”) Route Consultant Inc. provides consultancy and brokerage services that are led by Spencer Patton, who was also a contractor for FedEx Ground, who owned several independent services providers (“ISPs”) with FXG. In August 2022, Route Consultant Inc. went on a promotional campaign, in which Patton...
MJ Management Wins Major Victory in Homestead Golf Course Lawsuit March 22, 2024 By possingeradmin BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Whatcom County Superior Court Judge, David Freeman, entered a decision in the case of Hillius, et al. v. 18 Paradise, LLP, et al. that has fundamentally changed the direction of the case. The decision dismisses the class action plaintiffs’ claims for violations of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”) against the Defendants. The court’s decision dismisses a number of parties as defendants and eliminates the plaintiffs’ most significant legal claims in a case that...
NY FedEx Contractor Declares Second Bankruptcy in Seven Months March 1, 2024 By possingeradmin CBS Trucking Inc., of Newburgh, NY, filed a Chapter 11 Petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Poughkeepsie on February 7, 2024. This comes shortly after CBS initially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2023. CBS intention in its petition is to successfully reorganize its debts and emerge as a profitable residential package delivery service. According to CBS, it experienced a decrease in revenue after it lost one of its FedEx contracts in 2021. This resulted in a default on...
MJ Management Seeks Defendant Class Action Counterclaim in Ongoing Homestead Community Litigation October 31, 2023 By possingeradmin BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON A major change is expected in the Homestead Farms Golf Course litigation, should a recent filing in the case be granted by the court. On October 23, 2023, attorneys for Defendant MJ Management, LLC filed a motion requesting a change to MJ Management’s pleadings. This request includes an amended counterclaim for a Defendant Class Action to prosecute additional claims against the approximate 600 individual parcel owners in the Homestead Planned Residential Community, a golf course community located in...
