Great American v. Cherrydale

Summary

These are post-trial motions, of a trial alleging that employees of a non-profit fundraising firm violated their employment agreements by taking jobs at a competing agency.

Outcome

Cherrydale was found to have intentionally interfered with various provisions of KBs employment contracts and willfully and maliciously misappropriated certain trade secrets.

Award:
Compensatory damages- 61,538
Exemplary damages- 61,538
1/2 attorney's fees & expenses associated with litigation
All attorneys' fees & expenses incurred pursuing motion of contempt
Pre-judgement interest for compensatory damages at legal interest rate
Post-Judgement interest on full amount due

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Great American Opportunities Inc
Defense: Cherrydale Fundraising LLC

Judge: Donald Parsons
Jurisdiction: Delaware Court Of Chancery
Court: New Castle County Courthouse

Case Number: 3718
Industry: Not for Profit - Charitable
Practice Area: Employment Law

Plaintiff

Great American Opportunities Inc

Represented By:
Bellew, Sean (Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll)
Felice, David (Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll)

Defense

Cherrydale Fundraising LLC

Represented By:
DiCamillo, Raymond (Richards, Layton & Finger, PA)
Furey, Michael (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lundon, Charles

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Bellew, Sean
00:33:42	Opening Statement	DiCamillo, Raymond
00:41:18	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Bedford, Henry	In Person
01:37:41	Break
01:57:43	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Bedford, Henry	In Person
02:33:07	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Bedford, Henry	In Person
02:52:11	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Bedford, Henry	In Person
00:37:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Bedford, Henry	In Person
00:42:22	Witness Direct Examination	Felice, David	Sllima, Mr. Ed	In Person
01:41:08	Break
02:08:06	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Sllima, Mr. Ed	In Person
02:43:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Felice, David	Sllima, Mr. Ed	In Person
02:43:21	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Belli, Mr Thomas	In Person
03:23:05	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Belli, Mr Thomas	In Person
01:19:16	Break
01:38:03	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Belli, Mr Thomas	In Person
02:24:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Belli, Mr Thomas	In Person
00:59:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Belli, Mr Thomas	In Person
01:36:39	Break
02:01:59	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
03:45:02	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
01:19:33	Break
01:41:51	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
02:03:40	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
02:49:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:08	General Case Activities	DiCamillo, Raymond
00:06:04	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
00:49:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Hoffrichter, Steven	In Person
01:13:04	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Southern, Mr. Greg	In Person
01:32:17	Break
01:48:25	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Southern, Mr. Greg	In Person
02:27:15	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Southern, Mr. Greg	In Person
03:15:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Southern, Mr. Greg	In Person
03:30:00	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Felice, David	Johnson, Michael	In Person
01:07:48	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Johnson, Michael	In Person
01:39:31	Break
02:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Johnson, Michael	In Person
02:02:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Felice, David	Johnson, Michael	In Person
02:07:50	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Williamson, Darlene	In Person
02:37:44	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Williamson, Darlene	In Person
03:01:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Williamson, Darlene	In Person
03:12:48	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Fisher, Richard	In Person
03:23:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Bellew, Sean
00:01:50	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Fisher, Richard	In Person
01:02:26	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Fisher, Richard	In Person
01:26:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Fisher, Richard	In Person
01:32:48	Break
01:56:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Fisher, Richard	In Person
02:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Felice, David	Kraft, Alan	In Person
02:49:07	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Kraft, Alan	In Person
03:21:00	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	General Case Activities	Furey, Michael
00:01:32	Witness Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Kraft, Alan	In Person
00:29:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Felice, David	Kraft, Alan	In Person
00:53:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Furey, Michael	Kraft, Alan	In Person
00:58:10	Witness Direct Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Lundon, Charles	In Person
01:57:38	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	General Case Activities	DiCamillo, Raymond
00:04:04	Witness Direct Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Lundon, Charles	In Person
00:53:26	Witness Cross Examination	Bellew, Sean	Lundon, Charles	In Person
01:08:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Lundon, Charles	In Person
01:12:17	General Case Activities
01:20:55	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Furey, Michael	Lightsel, Howard	In Person
00:08:16	Witness Direct Examination	Furey, Michael	Rosen, Lawrence	In Person
00:43:49	Break
00:57:04	Witness Cross Examination	Bellew, Sean	Rosen, Lawrence	In Person
01:56:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bellew, Sean	Cherry, Ross	In Person
02:26:54	Witness Direct Examination	Bellew, Sean	Armstrong, Tracy	In Person
02:31:49	Witness Cross Examination	DiCamillo, Raymond	Armstrong, Tracy	In Person
02:43:12	End of Session

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JAN

Great American v. Cherrydale

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