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Trust but Verify-Business Seller Failed to Verify Accuracy of Earnout Statement

Introduction A buyer and seller of a business often use an earnout when they can’t agree upon a purchase price. In that case, the purchase agreement provides for a buyer calculation of the earnout amount, along with an earnout dispute

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APA Integration Provision and Exclusive Remedy Clause Bars Seller Claim

Introduction A seller of a mortgage service business could not sue its asset buyer in tort for negligent misrepresentation. The deal The seller was a Denver based company that was formed after the 2008 financial crisis to assess and verify

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Buyer can sue seller of urgent care centers for lost profits from Target’s alleged material breach of 3rd party payor contracts

Buyer is based in the greater Baltimore area and operates urgent care centers and clinics throughout central Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In January 2015, Buyer purchased Target from Seller, a physician. Target operated urgent care facilities in Pennsylvania. According

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Buyer of business loses misrepresentation claim against seller because claim was not based upon seller’s breach of contract

Madison, Wisconsin based Target, is a contract manufacturer of custom vitamin and trace mineral premixes and value-added branded feed ingredients for the animal feed market. Seller was Target’s president and Buyer its vice-president. Both shared in Targets’ day-to-day operations, and

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