Acushnet Company v. Beam Inc

Summary

Bench trial in Suffolk County Superior Court's Business Litigation in a tax liability dispute stemming from the $1.2 billion sale of golf company Acushnet to Fila Korea by Fortune Brands, now operating as Beam Inc.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Acushnet Company
Defense: Beam Inc.

Judge: Kenneth Salinger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County
Court: Suffolk County Courthouse

Case Number: 1284CV01193
Industry: Food
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions

Plaintiff

Acushnet Company

Defense

Beam Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Floyd, Joseph

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:17	Opening Statement	Breslin, Eric
01:03:15	Opening Statement	Tuteur, Michael
01:43:41	Break
01:59:28	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Burke, William	In Person
03:29:49	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Burke, William	In Person
03:56:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Burke, William	In Person
00:27:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Burke, William	In Person
00:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
01:36:50	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Michael	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
02:04:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
02:11:29	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Breslin, Eric
00:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Cavanagh, William	In Person
01:44:41	Break
02:00:27	Witness Cross Examination	Breslin, Eric	Cavanagh, William	In Person
03:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
03:57:25	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
00:10:49	Witness Cross Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Koley, Patrick	In Person
01:45:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
01:46:51	General Case Activities
01:52:17	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.

Acushnet Company v. Beam Inc

Summary

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:18	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Zucker, Daniel	Video Recording
02:19:04	General Case Activities
02:29:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
01:43:50	Break
02:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
02:37:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
02:40:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:26	Witness Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Park, Jong	In Person
00:55:51	Break
01:06:50	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Park, Jong	In Person
02:36:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Park, Jong	In Person
02:47:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Park, Jong	In Person
02:51:41	General Case Activities
03:03:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:05	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Yoon, Yoon	In Person
01:12:12	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Yoon, Yoon	In Person
02:05:31	Break
02:19:35	General Case Activities
02:26:25	General Case Activities	Thompson, Michael
02:48:29	General Case Activities	Roberts, Bronwyn
03:10:30	General Case Activities
03:12:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Closing Statement	Tuteur, Michael
01:06:06	Closing Statement	Breslin, Eric
02:09:06	End of Session