Mar-Lees legal battle nears closure as RICO arbitration panel nears decision on damages
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Legal Monitor Worldwide] - August 20, 2014 -
The lengthy legal battle between US supplier Mar-Lees Seafood and John Lees, its co-founder and former CEO, is nearing some closure.
On Aug. 8, a document filed in the docket of the federal lawsuit filed against Lees Oct. 25, 2013 under the RICO Act, gives an update in an arbitration process relating to the state case, which was filed by Mar-Lees at the end of 2013.
Lees’ defense council states that Lees’ actions, far from harming Mar-Lees, were actually in the best interests of the company.
"The panel will now rule on whether Lees’ conduct harmed Mar-Lees, which we are confident it did not, in fact we are confident it benefited the company. This is under consideration now," said John Daukas of Goodwin Procter, legal council for Lees.
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