Best v. Time Warner Inc. et al
Plaintiff: James Knowland Best
Defendant: Time Warner Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Licensing Corporation of America
Case Number: 5:2011cv00104
Filed: July 28, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Office: Statesville Office
County: Catawba
Presiding Judge: David S. Cayer
Presiding Judge: Richard Voorhees
Nature of Suit: Other Contract
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 4, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting in part and denying in part dfts' 34 Motion for Summary Judgment. Plf's claims for fraud, common-law fraud, fraud by concealment, and promissory fraud (Claim I); equitable fraud or unjust enrichment (Claim II); misrepresentation (Claim III); conversion (Claim IV); detrimental reliance (Claim V); breach of fiduciary duty (Claim VIII); misappropriation of rights of publicity (Claim IX); conspiracy (Claim X); unfair trade practices in contraventio n of the North Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 75-1.1 (Claim XI); and punitive damages (Claim XII) are hereby DISMISSED. Plf's claims for breach of contract (claim VI); and breach of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing (Claim VII); survive only as to merchandising royalties earned in 1981. It is further ordered that all claims against dft Time Warner Inc. be DISMISSED, there having been no adequate explanation of any basis for establishing its liability for the contractual breach of its well-removed subsidiary. Signed by District Judge Richard Voorhees on 1/4/2013. (cbb)
June 11, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting 21 Motion to Compel Discovery. Plf is ordered to conform his previous responses to dfts' Req/Admission to the admissions which now appear in his Response so that they will be conclusively established fo r purposes of this litigation, including authenticating dfts' Exhibits A-E to the dfts' Req/Admission. Plf is ordered to supplement his responses to the dcmt production requests and his answers to interrogs to include all requested info now in his possession or control. Plf and his cnsl are ordered to pay $5,000 in reasonable costs and atty's fees associated with this Motion to Dfts. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 6/11/2012. (cbb)
June 5, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 26 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 6/5/2012. (cbb)
March 20, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER denying 17 Motion to Compel Answers to plf's 1st Interrogs and Req/Prod/Dcmts. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 3/20/2012. (cbb)
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Plaintiff: James Knowland Best
Represented By: Charles A. Oswald
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Defendant: Time Warner Inc.
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