Illinois Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court’s Acceptance of Real Estate Value in Absence of Wife’s Submission of a Competing Value

by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations

In re Trapp, 2022 IL App The primary issue, for valuation purposes, of this Illinois appeal of a divorce decree was the appeal court’s affirmation of the trial court’s decision to accept the valuation of the husband’s business valuation expert, Neil Gerber, as to the...

Tennessee Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Decision on Spousal Support and on the Value of Husband’s Medical Practice

by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations

Chase v. Chase, 2022 On appeal, the husband asked the court to review whether the wife needed alimony given the assets she otherwise received in the equitable distribution and her earning capacity as a pharmacist, whether an award of rehabilitative alimony and alimony...

Mississippi Appeals Court En Banc Remands for Valuation of a Small Used-Car Business With Dissents From Several Judges

by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations

Brown v. Brown, 2022 In this Mississippi divorce case, the appellate court en banc reversed in part and remanded in part, asking the trial court to determine whether certain items were marital property and determine the values for certain marital properties so a...

Maryland Court of Appeals Reverses Circuit Court Dismissal of an Oppression Claim — Finds There Could Be Disguised Dividend Issue

by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations

Mekhaya v. Eastland Food Corp. The circuit court erred in dismissing the claims of the appellant (Mekhaya) for shareholder  oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment against his former employer, Eastland Food Corp., and its board of directors....

U.S. Appellate Court Rules Sufficient Evidence to Support Future Damages

by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings

WL All. LLC v. Precision Testing Grp. Inc. This is a partnership dispute between the plaintiff, WL Alliance, and the defendants, Precision Testing Group Inc. and Glenn Stuckey. After a trial, the defendants were found liable for $3.3 million in damages. The defendants...