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CASES IN WHICH KEITH J. KANOUSE, ESQUIRE HAS SERVED OR
IS SERVING AS AN EXPERT WITNESS
Case / Court /Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Medical Transport Specialists, Inc., a Florida corporation, and Byron Scott Johnstonv.
MedEx Patient Transport, LLC d/b/a Caliber Patient Care, a Tennessee limited liability company, Klien Calvert and Kyle Calvert / Broward County, Florida Circuit Court /
Rescission of Franchise Agreement
/ Plaintiff / Steven Padula,Padula and Hodskin / Not Yet /
Pending
CM South East Texas, LLC and South East Texas KCH Co, LLCv.
CareMinders Home Care, Inc. / AAA
(Atlanta, GA) /
Franchisor/
Franchisee Dispute
/ Claimant / Evan GoldmanMarks & Klein / Yes, at deposition and at hearing /
In Process
Eric Miller and Platinum Home Care, Inc.v.
CareMinders Home Care, Inc. / AAA
(Atlanta, GA) /
Franchisor/
Franchisee Dispute
/ Claimant / Evan GoldmanMarks & Klein / Not Yet /
In Process
Case / Court /Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Baby Brother Brands, LLCv.
NYPD-Utah,LLC,
NYPD-Layton, LLC,
NYPD Valley Fair, LLC,
NYPD Woodlands, LLC,
R&Z Pizza Development, LLC, Jim Rodriquez and Angelo Zullo
v.
Paul Russo / Florida Circuit Court
Orange County /
Franchisor/
Franchisee Dispute
/ Defendant/Counter and
Third Party
Defendant / Andre Dreyfuss
and
Leon Hirzel / Not Yet /
In Process
Purosystems, Inc.v.
John Woods / AAA
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) /
Breach of Franchise Agreement
/ Respondent / Stephen J. Padula / Yes, deposition and at hearing /Judgment in favor of Claimant
William Steelv.
Freedom Boat Club / Florida Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County /
Breach of Franchise Agreement
/ Plaintiff / Radhika Arora / Not yet /In process
Joan M. Lino as PR of the Estate of Louis Linov.
Janice M. Krabbe, M.D. and Martin Memorial Hospital / Florida Circuit Court
Martin County
Case #11-1574 CA /
Medical Malpractice
/ Plaintiff / Wallace McCall / Yes, at deposition /Settled in favor of Plaintiff
Antonio Pasquini et alv.
Faegre & Benson, LLP and Kevin Hein / District Court, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado / Legal Malpractice / Plaintiffs/
Franchisor / Eric Jonsen / Consulting Witness / Settled in favor of Plaintiff
Roy D. Newport et al.
v.
Burger King Corporation / U.S. Dist. Ct.
N. D. CA
(San Francisco)
CASE NO.
CV-10-4511 WHA / Franchisor-Franchisee Dispute / Counter-Defendant/ Franchisee Strategic Restaurants / Martin H. Orlick / Yes, at deposition / Settled in favor of Plaintiff Franchisees and Counter Defendant
Case / Court /
Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
LCIJ, Inc.v.
National Tenant Network, Inc. / AAA (Seattle, WA office / Franchisor-
Franchisee
Dispute / Plaintiff/
Franchisee / Peter Rysman / No / Settled in favor of Plaintiff Franchisee
Alan D. Mathis, Inc.
v.
Obee’s Franchise Systems, Inc. / U.S. Dist Ct.
M.D. FL
(Ft. Myers)
CASE NO. @:04-CV-354-FtM-29-
SPC / Franchisor-Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiff/Franchisee / Larry McDowell
Fowler White Boggs Banker PA / No / Settlement terms not known
Hamilton et. al.
v
Laundromart, Inc. et al. / Florida Circuit Court
BrowardCounty
Case #05-08493-25 / Franchisor-
Franchisee
Dispute / Plaintiffs/
Franchisees / Carl Schoeppl / No / In process
Luigi P. Galascio, et al.
vs.
K & K Publications, Inc.,
a Florida corporation, et al. / Florida Circuit Court
Broward County
CASE # CACE 04-10229 (18) / Franchisor/
Franchisee
Dispute
(undisclosed franchise) / Plaintiffs/
Franchisees / Carl Schoeppl / No / Settled in favor of Plaintiff
Latin Quarter, Inc. et al.
v.
Jeffrey Manchester, et. al / Florida Circuit Court, OrangeCounty,
Case # CIO 99-6491 / Licensor-
Licensee
Dispute / Defendants/
Counter Plaintiffs / Manuel Fente, Esq.
(Miami, FL) / No / Settled
Tutor Time Child Care Systems, Inc.
v.
Twilight Care, Inc., Norman and Robyn LaCombe, Twilight Care, II, Inc. and Kids First Learning Center / Florida Circuit Court
BrowardCounty
Case # 99-11223 CACE (25) / Franchisor-
Franchisee
Dispute / Defendants/
Franchisees / English, McCaughan & O’Bryan
Christopher Leigh, Esq.(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / Yes, at
deposition / Settled
Case / Court /
Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Rich Food Services, Inc. et al v.Rich Plan Corporation / U.S. Dist. Ct.
E. D. NC
W. Div.
Case # 5:99-CV-677-BR(2) / Franchisor-Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiffs/
Franchisees / Farrell & LaMantia
(Raleigh, NC) / Yes / Judgment for Defendants
Hotchkiss et al.
v.
Little Caesar’s Enterprises, Inc. et al / Dist. CT. of
Bexar, TX / Franchisor-Franchisee Dispute
(Class Action) / Plaintiffs/
Franchisees / Caddell & Chapman
(Houston, TX) / No / Settled
A-Z Services, Inc.
v.
Kenneth Minerly, Esq. / Florida Circuit Court
Palm BeachCounty / Legal Malpractice / Defendant/
Attorney / Sonneborn, Rutter, et al.
(Orlando, FL) / No / Settled
State of Florida
v.
Lonnie Lewis / Florida Circuit Court
Palm BeachCounty / Criminal – Sale of unregistered business opportunities / Defendant / Hilliard E. Moldof, Esq.
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / No / unknown
Frank, Effman & Weinberg, P.A.
v.
Sanford Jacobson / Florida Circuit Court
BrowardCounty
Case # 97-04882 (11) / Legal Malpractice
Counterclaim / Defendant/
Counterplaintiff / Zaden & Wardell, P.A.
(Fort Lauderdale,FL) / No / Judgment for Plaintiff/Counter Defendants
Bill L. Lowe d/b/a San Marcos Chevron and Lowe's Chevron Food-Mart. et al.
v.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. / California Superior Court,
San Francisco
Case # 977154 / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute
(Class Action) / Plaintiffs / Caddell & Chapman
(Houston, TX) and
Farrell & La Mantia
(Raleigh, NC) / Yes, deposition / Judgment for Defendant
Case / Court /
Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Alvarez et al.v.
Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. / U.S. Fed Dist Court, S. Dist. TX, Mcallen Div.
Case # M95-245 / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiffs / Caddell & Chapman
(Houston, TX) / Yes, deposition / Judgment for Plaintiffs of $15,000,000
Tri-State Inns, Inc. and Motels of America, Inc.
v.
Sholodge Franchise Systems, Inc. / Florida Circuit Court
NassauCounty
Case # 97-377-CA / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiffs / Berger, Davis & Singerman
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / No / Settled in favor of Plaintiffs
Aris
v.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. / AAA
Case No. 32 E 115 00355 96 BL
Atlanta, GA / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Claimant / Caddell & Chapman
(Houston, TX) / Yes, arbitration / Judgment for Claimant of $50,000 plus interest, attorney's fees, expert witness fees and arbitration costs
Morgan
v.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. / AAA
Atlanta, GA
No. 30-114-00067-96 / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiff / Farrell & LaMantia
(Raleigh, NC) / Yes, arbitration / Judgment for plaintiff of $23,750 plus interest, attorney's fees, expert witness fees and arbitration costs
Case / Court /
Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Charles Weidenv.
Lady of America, Inc. / Florida Circuit Court
BrowardCounty / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Defendant / Berger, Davis & Singerman
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / Yes, deposition / Settled with Defendant paying $100,000 over 50 months
Haryman
v.
Cohen, Chernay, Norris, Morici, Weinberger and Harris / Florida Circuit Court
Palm BeachCounty
Case # 95-2469
/ Legal Malpractice /Plaintiff
/ Weiss & Handler, P.A.(Boca Raton, FL) / No / Settled
Bayly
v.
Hungry Howies / Florida Circuit Court
PolkCounty
GC-G-94-1417 / Franchisor
Vicarious Liability /
Defendant
/ Rissman, Weisberg et al.(Orlando, FL) / No / Settled in favor of Plaintiff
Schubot v.
Bond, Schoeneck & King / Florida Circuit Court
Palm BeachCounty
Case No. 91-3248 / Legal Malpractice / Plaintiff / Scott A. Mager, Esq.
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) / Yes, deposition / Settled for a 7-figure confidential amount in favor of Plaintiff
Carollo
v.
Macaulay, Olle & Zorrilla / Florida Circuit Court
Miami-DadeCounty
Case No. 93-01739 CA (09) / Legal Malpractice / Defendant / Mitrani, Rynor & Gallegos, P.A.
(Miami, FL) / Yes, deposition / Judgment for Defendant
Baron and B & I Sales, Inc.
v.
Jeffrey M. Perlow, Esq / Florida Circuit Court
Palm BeachCounty / Legal Malpractice / Plaintiff / Michael A. Viscomi, P.A.
(West Palm Beach, FL) / No / Settled for $120,000 in favor of Plaintiff
Case / Court /
Type
/ Party / Attorney / Testify? /Result
Beverly Lindo & Tripelll E One, Inc.v.
Vito & Michael's / Florida Circuit Court
BrowardCounty
Case No. 94-02754 / Franchisor-
Franchisee Dispute / Plaintiffs / Zarco & Associates
(Miami, FL) / Yes, deposition and at trial / $530,000 judgment in favor of Plaintiff
Snyder v. Stewart / Florida Circuit Court
MartinCounty / Legal Malpractice / Plaintiff / Ned Kimmleman, Esq.
(Boca Raton, FL) / Yes, deposition and at trial / $400,000 judgment in favor of Plaintiff
Feinberg v. Stern, Tannenbaum, Israel and Addicott, P.A. / Florida Circuit Court
Miami-DadeCounty
Case #93-16209 / Legal Malpractice / Plaintiff / Weiss & Handler, P.A.
(Boca Raton, FL) / No / Settled for $200,000
in favor of Plaintiff
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