U.S. District Court Partially Excludes Witness in Securities Value Case and Allows Rebuttal Witness

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

In re Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Litig. A pharmaceuticals company, Navidea, sued its former CEO, Michael Goldberg, for, among other things, breach of contract and for a declaratory judgment establishing the contractual rights and obligations of the parties. These...

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...

Taxpayer Is Denied Charitable Deduction for a Conservation Easement, and Gross Valuation Misstatement Penalties Are Applied

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

Brooks v. Comm’r The IRS (respondent) issued a notice of deficiency to Kenneth M. Brooks and Anita Wolke Brooks (petitioners) in which the respondent disallowed carryover charitable contribution deductions relating to the petitioners’ interest in the Kenneth Brooks...

U.S. District Court Decides Some Issues for Government and Some for Defendants But Very Little in Damages in an ERISA ESOP Case

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

Walsh v. Preston, 2022  Background. On Dec. 30, 2014, the plaintiff, Walsh (Secretary of Labor), filed this action pursuant to ERISA against the defendants. The complaint alleged the following: (1) breach of fiduciary duties; (2) engaging in prohibited transactions;...

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...