Napa Overseas, S.A. v. Nextran Corporation, No. 1:2016cv20862 - Document 29 (S.D. Fla. 2016)
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' t e ss n i nal. t res iA cli f i eree wih a c r cua r ai hi rquies ( )t exitnceofa t am or nt frnce t onta t l eltons p e r : 1 he se conrc; ( t dee n ' k wldge of t conrd; ( ) t deenda ' i eninal ta t 2) he fnda ts no e he ta 3 he f nts nt to p o u e n o te c nr c' b e c ( )t e a s n e o a yj tfc to o p iie e a d ( ) r c rme t f h o ta ts r a h; 4 h b e c f n usiiain r rv lg ; n 5 da mage r s tng fom t br c ' S ci Pur s Acc sRe eiabl Coo . Cor v.Pri s e uli r he ea h. pe al po e ount c v e p ' p. me One Ca t Ct. 1 F.Supp.2d 1 pial ?, 25 093,11 ( D.Fl 2000) Asdicuse s pr t Cour 03 S. a. . s s d, u a, he t fnds t tNa has plusbl al d t t se e of a c r c , N e r n' know l dge of t i ha pa a i y lege he xit nc onta t xt a s e he con r c ,a da ta t nd mage r s tng fom t br ac Ast t ale i e i lpr ur m e oft s e uli r he e h. o he lged nt ntona oc e nt he 7 c r c ' br ac N a alege t t S e r n f l awar of N apa' oblga i under t onta t s e h, pa l s ha û xt a N uly e s i tons he Pu c s Agr e e - r f ed t s pl t t uc a r qui e f t s c fc i e i l r ha e e m nt e us o up y he r ks s e r d, or he pe ii , nt ntona pu os ofdetoyi Ne r sco rc wih CASA.'( E.1 a 8) Ne rn put f t no m e sr ng xtan' nta t t ' D. 9 t . xta s orh j tfc ton orprvie ase tons Viwi t compli i t lghtmos fvor et Na usiiai i lge sri . e ng he ant n he i t a abl o pa, a a c tng Na ' wel- e ed f c sastue, he Cour fndst t ri i e f r nc wih an nd c ep i pa s lplad a t r t t i he o tous nt re e e t e s i eon r c ua r a i hi cl i i s f e e t s vi N ext a s m oto t di m i s xitng t a t l el tons p a m s uf i i nt o ur ve r n' in o s s. The ef e, xta smoton t dim isast Count3 i he e DENI r or Ne r n' i o s s o s r by ED. E. Tori I ere nc W ihPr peci Contact Rel i ( tous nt fre e t os tve r ual atons Count4)And I erer nc W ih ExitngBusne sRel i ( nt f e e t si i s atons Count5) N e r n a gues t t N a s c ai f t tous i e f r nce w ih pr pe tve c r t xta r ha pa' l m or ori nt r e e t os c i ontac ual r a i hi f is t s a e a c us of a ton. N a r ponds by a s tng t t N e r n' el tons ps a l o t t a e ci pa es s eri ha xt a s uns i t d bi t C A SA , s it d be or t e ut pu c s a r em e , f c d N a t oleie d o ubm te f e he xec ed r ha e g e nt or e pa o s tane t j td Bi t trduce ise ct pr isbyoveramilon dola s'( E.1 ubmi w i use d ha e d t xpe ed oft Ad li lr'. D. 9 a 9) t . iA cl i f t tous i ere e e w ih pr pe tve bus nes r l i ns ps r r s a : a m or or i nt f r nc t os c i i s e ato hi equie pli ift pla t f l ng:()abusnes r ai hi orc e aedc rc ofec antf o e d he olowi 1 i s eltons p ontmplt onta t onomi c be i'( t dee ntsknowldg ofs h ar ltons p;( t dee ntsi e i la neft 2) he fnda ' , e e uc eai hi 3) he fnda ' ntntona nd i o i efrncewih i;a ( t pli ifsl sofa ntgediecl r uli fom t mprper ntree t t nd 4) he antf os dva a r ty es tng r he de e nts co f nda ' nduct' I r A OL, l c V r in 5 0S f wa eLii. 1 8 F.S p 2 1 5 1 81 . n e ' n . e so . o t r t , 6 g u p. d 3 9, 3 ( D.Fl.2001.Napa ale t ti pa tcpaed i a Scosd- ddi pr s ' ba e on is S. a ) lges ha t rii t n il e bi ng oce s' s d t pr exi tng r l tons p w ih CA SA and w as a a de t con r ctba e on t t r s of is bi . e s i e a i hi t w r d he t a sd he e m t d ( E.1!! 2 .Na as al d t tdurng is i talme tng wih Ne rn ûhe pa te D. -3) pa lo lege ha i t nii ei t xta t t ris di c s CA SA ' c os bi ng pr es and t Spe fed Tr ks '1 ! 1 Na al st t s us ed S l ed- ddi oc s he cii uc . ' d. 2. pa lege ha Nexta us t i or a i i gai d f om N a aboutCA SA a t cl ed- ddi pr s r n ed he nf m ton t ne r pa nd he os bi ng oce s t i e i l a i ope l s i a uns i ie lte - f r t CASA,whih c aned a o ntntonaly nd mpr ry ubm t n olet d et rofe o c ont i l prc t n t onei pr e t Na 1 ! 18.Asdicuse s pr Na ha plusbl ower ie ha he t opos d o pa. d s s d, u a, pa s a i y al d l s as a diec r ul ofNexta s c lege os r t es t r n' onduc .Viwi t c pl nti t lghtmos t e ng he om ai n he i t f vorbl t Napa a ac e i Na swe lpl de f c sast e, t Cour fnds t N a has a a eo , nd c ptng pa' l- ea d a t nl he ti hat pa pl us bl aleg d a cl i f t tous i e f r nce w ih a pr pe tve c r c ua r l tons p a a i y l e a m or or i nt r e e t os c i ont a t l e a i hi nd f t to i e f r e wih e si busnes r ai s tce t s vi Ne r n' m o i t or orius nt re ene t xitng i s eltons ufi int o ur ve xta s ton o dimis The e or Ne r n' moton t dim isast Cou s4 a 5 i he eby DEN I . s s . r f e, xta s i o s s o nt nd s r ED F. Unj tEnrihme ( us c nt Count6) Ne ta a g st a Na ascam f ru j te rc me tmu tb d s se b c u e i i xrn rue h t p ' li o nus n ih n s e imis d e a s t s co r by a e si wrtng c tac . a r s ndst ti i notpr hi t d fom pla ngt s ve ed n xitng ii on r t N pa e po ha t s o bie r e di hi cl m i t ale na i TheCour agr e . ai n he t r tve. t es kl i wel s te t t 1 w w ilnoti pl a c r c wher a e es c r c e s s tt s l etl d hat he a l m y ont a t e n xpr s ont a t xit c n enn t es mes b e tmatr'Wi o v Ev r a k N. , 7F.S p 3 1 0 ,1 2 ( D. o c r ig h a u j c te . l n . e b n , A.7 ' s u p. d 2 2 2 0 S. Fl 201 )( i Kovt v Fr rhe 449 So.2d 1 1( a.2d DCA 198 ) Ac r ngl a. 5 quotng an . ede i n, , F1 4). codi y, u j s e rcun n cams ae i r cu e b te e itn e o a e p e s c nr c b t e te nu t n il e t li r i e ld d y h xse c f n x rs o ta t ewe n h p p risc n e nn tes mes b e matr'1 . q o igDimo d ' 'De . r v Me c n i ate o c r ig h a u j d te . d ( u tn a n ' ' v Cop. . r a tl ' S e Bank,989 So.2d 696,697 ( a.1 tDCA 2008).Howe ,Fedea Rul ofCi lPr e e 8 Fl s ) ver rl e vi oc dur p ovi s i r e ntpa t a f l s: r de , n el va r , s olow ( ( A paryma s out2ormor sae nt ofacam ordefns alenai l d)2) t y et e ttme s li e e tr tvey orhypo he ialy,eiheri a sngl c t tc l t n i e ountordef ns ori s par t one . l a pa t e e n e ae s f ry m a ale na i s a e e st pl a ng i s f c e i a oft m i s f c e . kes t r tve t t m nt he e di s uf i i nt f ny he s ufi i nt ()3 A pa t maysaeasma spaaecli ordeens a i ha ,rgadl s d () ry tt ny e rt ams f es s t s e r es ofcons sency. it Fe R.Ci P.8d)2)( .'l l t ng prvens Plitf fom purui aler tve camsof d. v. ( ( -3) k ohi e t anif r s ng t nai li bea h ofconrd a unus e ihme i s paaec s'I e c t Re t I .v Tm c r c ta nd j t nrc nt n e rt ount. ntr oasal aly, nc . y, ' 7 6 F.S p .2 1 2 l 3 ( D. a 2 0 .An atr tv l pe d d u j s e rc me tc u t 0 u p d 3 5, 3 2 S. Fl. 01 ) lenaiey la e n u t n ih n o n 9 onl f isupon a s y al howi t ta e es c r texit.Thunder ng ha n xpr s ontac ss wave I .v Car v Cor , , nc . nial p. 95 F.Supp.1 1 ( D.Fl l .Ac or ngl g ntla e e sc rc i pove a 4 562, 566 S. a. 997) c di y, uj i n xprs onta t s r n, moin t ds s a cam f r... nus e rc me to te eg o n si p e tr .Wil v t o imis li o o u j t n ih n n h s r u d s rmau e li ams . Be Star drCo. 725 So.2d 397,400 ( a.5t DCA 1998) Viwi t c anti t ar e ns , Fl h . e ng he ompli n he lg mos f vor bl t Na ,a a c i N a swe lpl de f ds a tue t Cour tnds iht t a a e o pa nd c eptng pa' l- ea d a s r , he ts ta Na aha pa i y p e d d a u j s e rc me tcam i t e atr aie t t eb e c o h t p s lusbl la e n n u t n ih n li n h len tv o h r a h f c r c cli .The Cour fnds t t a dee mi i a t whet r N a ha s onta t am ti ha tr naton s o he pa s hown t t a ha n e e s co r c e s s be we Napa a Ne r n i pr m aur a t s sa oft ltgai n xpr s nta t xit t en nd xta s e t e t hi tge he ii to gien t muli e ale a dipu e c r t i t ca e Ass h, t s t pi i be t r s t d v he tpl lged nd s t d ontac s n he s . uc hi o c s te uie f s or ummayj r udgme ortil a t ,t Cour wilrvii t sis a amor a pr prae nt ra, nd hus he t l e st hi s ue t e p o it tme. ef e Ne r n' m o i t dimisCoun 6 i DENI . i Ther or , xta s ton o s s t s ED G.Fr audul M ir pr ent i conc me ( ent s e es aton/ eal nt Count7)And Ne i glgent M ir es aton ( s epr ent i Count8) Ne r n a gue t tt c pl ntdoesnotmee t pl di r r m e sf fa i xta r s ha he om ai t he ea ng equie nt or r ud, n pat bec us ill alge wr ula t wee known by NAPA bef e i sg t c r c r, a e sthe le d ongf cs r or t ined he onta t wih Ne rn c ani t lmiai ofla lt a me g rlng ge. ( E.1 a 13 .l t xta onti ng he i tton ibiiy nd r e a ua ' D. 4 t ) n ' s uppor ofis ar um e ,N e r n r le ,i pa t on Peti liv D an g, 771 F. 706 ( lh Ci. t t g nt xt a e i s n r , tne l . zi 2d 1t r 1 4 .Th c u ti Petn lih l t a *wl e n g tai o atmp i t e mp o s a 98 ) e o r n tiel ed h t l h n e o itng r te tng o o rmie n g e s i c r r y ove f a a di hone t i i unr a ona e t r l on r pr e a i m a xitng ontove s r r ud nd s s y t s e s bl o e y e es nt tons de by t al dl dihone tpa te . I a 71 Na r po t tkhi c am doe nota ie out he lege y s s ri s' d. t 0. pa es nds ha i s l i ' t s rs oft Sup i r Agr em e a t t r soft tA gr e e do no c r .' ( E.1 a 1 . he ple e nt nd he e m ha e m nt t ont ol ' D. 9 t 2) A pl ntf mus a lge f elm e s t esa ih a fa e m ir pr e a i cli : ai if t le our e nt o t bls r udulnt se es nt ton am ( )aflesaeme byt defnda conc r ngamatra fct ( t def ntsknowldge 1 as tt nt he e nt e ni e il a ; 2) he enda ' e tatt rprs ntton wasfle;( t t rpr enai wasma byt dee ntwiht h he e e e ai as 3) hat he e es tton de he fnda t he itn t id c a oh rt a o i a d ( )t a te plitf s frd a c nsq e tij r i ne t o n u e n te o d n t n 4 h t h an if ufee o e u n nu y n ; rla c o terp e e tto 'lf nt v Ba ko ein e n h e r s nain. na e . n fAm.Cop.46 F. px 91 , 2 ( 1h Ci. ' r , 8 Ap ' 8 9 0 1 t r 201 (ii John on v Davs,480 So.2d 625,627 ( a.1 5).Na alege t tNe rn 2) ctng s . i Fl 98 ) pa l s ha xta pr de Na wih a prc quot t tc ane i lt d a ovi d pa t ie e ha ont i d nfa e mount bef r i l r d ofNe r n' s o e t ea ne xta s uns i td l t - frbi t CASA.( E.! 61 .Asdic s d,spr Na ha plusbl olcie eterofe d o D. ! -69) s us e u a, pa s a i y a l ge N e r n' know l ,i e t i le d xt a s edge nt nt o nduce C ASA t a , a t tNa s f e a c e nt o d nd ha pa ufer d ons que ij r Th Co r tn Ne ta ' rl n eo Petn li n e s a i a Na ' camsa iefo nu y. e u ti ds x rn s ei c n tiel u p ru sve s pas li rs r m a N e r n' a l ge m ir e e a i i is i ta prce quo e t N a , r t r t n t pari ' xt a s le d s epr s nt tons n t nii l i t o pa a he ha he tes s e ubs quen s i a e men . t uppler gr e t The Cour fndst tNa ha s fcinty ae td Nex r n t t t i ha pa s ufi e l lre ta o he prcs mic e ie s onduc wih whih t y ae c r d,s tsyi t r uie ntofRul 9( .FL t t c he r hage aif ng he eq rme e b) Co s Ro hn t Waepr o g I c, 7 F. p' a,8 Viwig te c mpan i te l h a t o g f tr o hn , n . 28 Ap x t 6. e n h o li t n h i t g mos fvor bl t Napa a ac eptng N a s wel- e ded f t a t e t Cour fnds t t ta a e o , nd c i pa' lpl a ac s s nl, he ti ha Na haspl i y a lge a cai f fa e mir pr en a i . For t r a ons s a e t pa ausbl le d l m or r udulnt s e es t ton he e s t t d, he Cour alo fnds t tNa has pl usbl a lge a cai f ne i ntm ir pr e a i . The t s i ha pa a i y le d l m or glge s e es nt ton Cour not Ne r n' a gume t tS t es xta s r nt ha S NAPA woul ha a ha d tme a lgi t ti woul not d ve r i le ng ha t d ha e er d it t ta a ton wih CA SA butf t al ge r pr enttons' t e f ct s ve nt e n o he r ns c i t or he le d e es a i ' hes a or ma b a p o raey c nsd rd a te s mmay j dg me tsa e o a til Ac o dn l, y e p r p itl o i ee t h u r u e n tg r t ra. c r igy N e r sm oton t dim i sast Coun s 7 a 8 a e her by D EN I . xtan' i o s s o t nd r e ED C o 9:Br ac ofFl i s D e e i and U nf r T r Pr t c s A c unt e h or da' c ptve ai ade ac i e t Nex r n a g ,i pa t t td he al ge u ara de e i acsocc r am os a t ta r ues n r, ha i le d nf i nd c ptve t t ured l t t he i ep i oft r ltons p a mont bef e t pa te e r sgne a c r c .'( E.l a nc ton he ea i hi nd hs or he ri s ve i d onta t ' D. 4 t 1 .Furhe,Ne r na gue ,ûhealge de epi orunfi a twasal e yknownt Na ' 6) t r xta r s i le d c tve t ar c leg dl o pa' a t ti s ils gne a co r c w ih CA SA a wih N e r n. I Napa r pondst t nd ha t t l i d nt a t t nd t xta d es ha dh c nrcsNa ae e ue weeb s do Na a sAduse Bi whc i wa f r e t s b t i e o ta t p x c td r a e n p ' j td d, ih t s o c d o u mi t a a di e tr ul ofN ex r n' num er unf i a d e i a s'( E.1 a 1 . s r c es t ta s ous a r nd ec ptve d . ' D. 9 t 4) S n unf i pr tcei onet tofe e t bls d publc polc a onet ti i o al t A. ar aci s ha f nds sa ihe i iy nd ha s mm r , u ehia, p r sie u s r p luso s bsa tal ij ro st c n u r . (n en lq oain n t c lo pe sv , n cu u o r u tnil nu i u o o s me s' itr a u tto s y ' omitd)PNR,I v Beac Pr p.Mgmt,8 So.2d 773,777 ( a 2003)(ii Samuesv te nc. . on o . 42 Fl. ctng l . Kig MotrCo o Fo t au e d e 7 2So 2 4 9 4 9( a 4 hDCA 2 01) n o . f r L d r al, 8 . d 8 , 9 Fl. t 0 ). Na a l est tS xta vi aed Fl i s De eptve a Unf i Tr de Pr tc s Ac pa leg ha i r n olt Ne orda' c i nd ar a aci e t ( FDUTPA) by,a mong ot r t ngs quotng Na a i lt prc quot a t usng he hi , i pa n nfaed ie e nd hen i co nfden i i or ai n i la ne fom Na t s r pttousy s tal nf m to t e r d r pa o ure ii l ubmi t Uns i td Bi .'' t he olcie d ( E.1 a 1 . e ngt c an i t lghtmos fvorbl t Na a a e i Na s D. 9 t 4) Viwi he omplit n he i t a a e o pa, nd cc ptng pa' wel- e de f t astue t Cour fnds t tNa ha pl usbl alege a Fl i De ep i lpl a d ac s r , he t i ha pa s a i y l d orda c tve a Unf i Tr de Pr c i s Ac c a m . exta s m oton t di m i s Count9 i D EN I . nd ar a a tce t l i N r n' i o s s s ED I . V C O N CLU SI N O Ba e o t f e ng,i i s d n he or goi t s ORDERED AND ADJUDGED t tNe rn' moi ( E.1 i DENI ha xta s ton D. 4) s ED. #t da ofJ y, 201 h y ul 6. DO N E A ND O R DE RED i Cha be s M i m i Fl i t s n m r , a , orda, hi - --- . . 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