149-1 at 48; see also Doc. (Id.) He alleges only the failure to disclose. (quoting Colton, 231 F.3d at 898)). Attached to the PSA are exhibits that delineate the capital improvement projects to be undertaken. 116 at 26.) (KARPF, ARI) (Entered: 12/31/2018), U.S. Courts Of Appeals | Other | In addition, Plotnick requested that Ridgewood receive a $10,000 monthly management fee (split according to the 60/40 investment) that would be capped at 24 months; the management fee would be a cost to both parties, and reimbursed with the costs in the first step of the waterfall. (Id. 100-5, Ex. Next, the Concert Defendants argue that summary judgment is appropriate on NPT's 551 fraudulent nondisclosure claim because they did not owe PCC a duty to speak. . See Williams v. Hilton Grp. ), Ridgewood and CGP continued to keep in touch as things moved ahead with CGP and PCC. A at 190.) Concert Golf Partners bought Blue Hill CC in 2015, after the club was struggling with about $5 million So, this means that over 500 people are affected by the decision to change equity membership refund amounts, without giving proper notice or the opportunity to be heard. W at 27:1-10, 35:18-36:11, 46:4-8. However, even applying that rule in this context, the Court finds that here, the omitted information is so obviously unimportant that reasonable minds could not differ on its materiality. However, NPT advised NVR that it would terminate the AOS effective Friday, September 16 (two days later) if it did not receive written notification from NVR advising which course of action it had chosen. The Court concludes that no reasonable juror would find Ridgewood and CGP's relationship-and the profits they would garner from their separate and independent transaction-was material. However, according to Meyer, the improvements were not made in the manner PCC would have liked them to be made; he stated that everything they have done has been, you know, not first rate. (See Doc. See In re Rumsey Land Co., LLC, 944 F.3d at 1273 n.9 (Although contractual partners qualify as parties to a business transaction, a contractual relationship is not required under 551(2)(b).); Church Mut. Metropolitan Development Group (Metropolitan) is a land development business (see id. ), On September 23, 2016, Plotnick emailed Meyer to discuss a potential relationship at Philmont. (Doc. W at 117:17-22; see also id. . When I say they went to bat for methis Law Firm literally did just that. No. See LEM 2Q, LLC, 144 A.3d at 182 (Here, Guaranty was a party only to the escrow and thus had no duties toward LEM in the mezzanine loan transaction. (See Doc. (See Doc. (Id. Warner Bros. (July 19, 2022 Hr'g Tr. Concert Plantation & PGCC file a Motion to Continue/Delay the hearing on the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as well as the Trial. NPT is upset that Ridgewood and CGP partnered together to create a better business deal on their ends and received significant profits as a result of their partnership, while NPT was left out and received nothing. Namely, the FFE Agreement provided that the defendants would provide cash and all finance advisory services necessary to generate earnings, the plaintiff would receive 99.9% of the net profits, and when the FFE was dissolved, the plaintiff would receive distributions equal to $4 million. (See Doc. Judge removes the case from the June 2022 trial docket. But, at the summary judgment stage, the Court may not make credibility determinations. ), At the suggestion of PCC, the Concert Defendants also had brief communications with developer, NPT/Metropolitan, around this same time frame. Ins. ), Silverman is a Certified Public Accountant and a business advisor. 125-3, Ex. (See Doc. Even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiff, the Court cannot find evidence from which a reasonable juror could infer that knowledge of CGP and Ridgewood's relationship would have changed PCC's course of action or the result (i.e., no reasonable juror could find that disclosure of their relationship would have led to a bidding war and, therefore, increased profits on PCC's behalf). A.) (Doc. The Third Circuit noted that while Pennsylvania courts have adopted the duty to speak requirement, the cases leave us uncertain of the extent to which Pennsylvania law includes the Restatement's discrete criteria for when a duty to speak arises and then interpreted two Pennsylvania cases, one in which latent problems were not discoverable by other reasonable means and one in which one party was the only reasonable source of the information. Id. 59 at 36.) No. 149-1 at 58.) The proposed Ninth Amendment also contemplated extending the due diligence period through October 3, 2016 and stated that as of October 4, the due diligence period would further be extended for six months following the date on which the Township approved an amendment to its zoning ordinance. No. D at 29:13-22.) 2019). ), The next day, on September 26, NPT sent PCC a proposed Ninth Amendment to the AOS. (See Doc. No. No. Their group is an all-cash investor in No. No. If the suit cannot be resolved through mediation, the plaintiffs want a jury trial. No. No. See Gaines, 354 F.Supp.2d at 587-88 (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts 550 and failing to mention 551 but then holding that Plaintiffs have failed to advance any authority supporting the extension of the duty to speak in the manner necessary to sustain a fraudulent concealment claim based on the asserted non-disclosure of Krawczyk's past misdeeds to the general public or residents of Homestead, Pennsylvania). In fact, during oral argument, NPT could not identify a case providing that two companies cannot make plans to acquire a company together, unbeknownst to the seller. We disagree. (See Doc. (Upon the sale of the fully entitled redeveloped portion of the property to a homebuilder, the waterfall will be as follows: -First, 50/50 to Ridgewood to repay the actual Approval Costs expended, -Second, 100% to Concert for the next $5MM of proceeds, -Last, 50/50 to Concert and Ridgewood for all additional proceeds.). The Court is not persuaded that the Concert Defendants' behavior shocks the conscience or that the Concert Defendants trapped PCC into a deal, the substance of which it was unaware. No. The due diligence period was extended until September 29, 2016 through a series of eight amendments to the AOS. . Thus a seller who knows that his cattle are infected with tick fever or contagious abortion is not free to unload them on the buyer and take his money, when he knows that the buyer is unaware of the fact, could not easily discover it, would not dream of entering into the bargain if he knew and is relying upon the seller's good faith and common honesty to disclose any such fact if it is true. (emphasis added)). Id. In their motions for summary judgment, Defendants argue that the 550 and 551 claims should be dismissed because the Concert and Ridgewood Defendants were not parties to a transaction with PCC; Defendants did not owe PCC a duty to speak and therefore a fraudulent nondisclosure claim cannot lie under 551; and NPT has failed to produce evidence showing active concealment under 550. It is clear that NPT believes it has been wronged. NN at 267:21-268:1. And Plaintiff relies on Gaines to support its position that Ridgewood is a party to a transaction for purposes of 550. No. ), In an email from months before the PSA was executed, November 21, 2016, Nanula emailed Brandon Collins at CGP, writing, The wild ideas the Board has about a master plan' for the North Course are probably way overblown, and we have huge capital needs in the clubhouse, HVAC, etc. 100-10, Ex. No. Although Williams did not have a contractual relationship with Ross, Williams cannot detach Ross from his status as an agent for Ladbrokes. In examining the motion, we must draw all reasonable inferences in the nonmovant's favor. (See Doc. (Id. (Id. Ridgewood appears to argue that Pennsylvania law applies. Silverman's testimony that he would not have voted to approve the PSA had he known of Ridgewood and CGP's relationship may show that that fact is important and Silverman wished he had known it, but it does not show that the fact is basic to the transaction. The case status is Not Classified By Court. (Id.). The Class files its response opposing any continuation or delay, Hearing before Magistrate Bailey regarding numerous requests for documents, Deposition of Class Representative A. Anderson. The agreed-upon Phase II Capital Projects included: South Course improvements; additional North Course improvements from Andrew Green's master plan; improvements to the tennis facility; clubhouse renovations; and construction of a new maintenance facility. at 683; see also Plexicoat Am., LLC, 9 F.Supp.3d at 48889 (holding that the gist of the action doctrine barred two of the plaintiff's fraud in the inducement claims where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant represented it was ready, willing and able to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and that it would utilize its national sales and marketing team and programs to promote, market and advertise the sale of Plaintiff's products as because those statements were clearly enshrined in the Agreement, which provided that the defendants would use commercially reasonable effort' to promote and sell the Products and generate a minimum amount of sales); First United Bank & Tr., 667 F.Supp.2d at 451 (concluding that the gist of the action doctrine barred the fraudulent inducement claims where [i]t [was] clear that the[] representations and duties detailed in the Master Agreement concern[ed] the same facts and circumstances that [the plaintiff] now alleges were misrepresented in order to induce it to enter the Master Agreement and emphasizing that the subject representations made during negotiations foreshadowed contractual duties and subsequently ripened into contractual provisions such that the duties allegedly breached were grounded in the contract itself); CRS Auto Parts, Inc., 645 F.Supp.2d at 380 (finding that the gist of the action doctrine barred the plaintiff's fraud claim in part because [a]ny contractual statements by Turley concerned coverage duties that were later outlined in the written insurance policy). Section 551 imposes liability when one . A: Possibly. (emphases added)).) Formed by Peter Nanula, the founder and CEO of Arnold Palmer Golf Management (1993 to 2000), Concert Golf has amassed a pool of patient, long-term equity capital to invest in and upgrade large-scale private clubs located in major metro areas. Concert Golf Partners will not require residents to be club members. It will be paid in installments as summarized below but 100% of the money is guaranteed with no contingencies on Township approvals or environmental issues. A: It - it might have. at 29; see also Doc. (Doc. 1. No. Id. However, the amounts of the refunds are not discussed in the article. To that end, the crux of the original fraud claim pertained to Ridgewood and CGP's alleged misrepresentations as to the riskiness of developing the Property, not capital expenditures. 11 (January 20, 2017 email from Grebow to Nanula, stating Meeting with the manager went well . Q: And why is that? ), In its response, NPT asserts that the Concert Defendants' argument that the gist of the action doctrine bars the fraud claim necessarily fails because the Court already found the gist of the action doctrine inapplicable. (See Doc. . Absent a viable claim of fraud, the Foundation could not have aided and abetted any tort.). Filing 1 COMPLAINT against CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT PROPERTIES, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC, JONATHAN Meyer was also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Financial Planner. Ruling favors golf club in lawsuit filed by former members Pa. Oct. 11, 2017) ([I]t is generally inappropriate for a court to grant summary judgment based solely on a failure to prove damages flowing from a demonstrated breach of contract.); see also Interlink Grp. NPT follows this by saying, There is no dispute that the Defendants did not disclose their relationship or [sic] working together to Philmont NPC. (Doc. 100-28, Ex. Credibility determinations, the weighing of evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from those facts are matters left to the jury. 384, 387 (3d Cir. 2000))); Boardakan Rest. 073823, 2008 WL 2502132, at *5-6 (E.D. Silverman testified that there was such minimal communication with Ridgewood and that he never spoke with anyone from Ridgewood. 59.) We are taking the risk in this scenario, not the club.); accord id., Ex. Specifically: Restatement (Second) of Torts 551(2); see also Schutter v. Herskowitz, Civil Action No. 149-1 at 112.) PLC, 93 Fed.Appx. (See Doc. It appears that this was the basis for the Bucci court's test-not the Restatement directly. (Id. 08-1386, 2018 WL 5033749, at *6 (D.N.J. A; Doc. In a later email, he also attached a much more likely-and more detailed-list of our initial capital projects at Philmont CC, which were [n]ot to be shared with [opposing counsel] or Seller. (Id. They are not putting up any real capital at all here, and asked Cicero for his thoughts. Second-and most importantly-the Court only determined that the fraud claim as alleged in the initial Complaint sounded in tort. 116-4, Ex. (Id. No. No. No. 9; Doc. See Wolfe v. Allstate Prop. Inc., 811 A.2d 10, 14 (Pa. Super. This portion of Silverman's testimony largely goes to his dissatisfaction with the Concert Defendants not doing what they promised to do under the terms of the PSA (i.e., that they did not intend to follow through with the PSA, even before the PSA was executed) and Nanula's lack of honesty: This portion of Meyer's testimony relates to the capital expenditures CGP promised to make (i.e., its contractual obligations). Citing to comment l to 551, NPT argues that the Concert Defendants' behavior amounted to swindling. 117 at 24 n.4.). Indus. No. (Doc. Nos. (Doc. 116 at 26-27.) . Where, as here, the precontractual statements that form the basis for the fraudulent inducement claim concern specific duties that are later outlined in the contract, courts in this Circuit routinely dismiss the claims as sounding in contract and thus barred by the gist of the action doctrine. A: It - it might have. If you would like the costs split 50/50, we would request a 50/50 profit split as well[.]).) Ultimately, only Concert Philmont took title to any property. 100-28, Ex. See Bucci, 591 F.Supp.2d at 783. You will see. 100-5, Ex. W, 36:20-37:9, 54:10-54:22).) at 284:7-19; see also id. Credibility determinations, the weighing of evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from those facts are matters left to the jury. The fact that Nanula and CGP were not parties to PSA is of no moment, as they were agents of Concert Philmont and Concert Philmont Properties. Ct. 2013) ([S]ection 551 imposes liability for nondisclosure of information when the defendant has a specific duty to disclose, which arises only in certain, enumerated circumstances.). A (Sent Glenn a proposal yesterday . Plotnick also proposed that in exchange for overseeing all of the approvals for the redevelopment of the south course and paying half of the costs of obtaining development approvals with a budget of $1 million (i.e., Ridgewood and CGP would each pay approximately $500,000), Ridgewood would be repaid the actual approval costs expended and fifty percent of the remaining proceeds after CGP receives $5 million of the proceeds. (See Doc. (Id. 100-28, Ex. 149-1 at 59. (Id. Theyre suing both PGCC and Concert Plantation LLC, a subsidiary of Concert Golf Partners that purchased PGCC in 2019. PCC's property included two 18-hole golf courses (the North Course and the South Course), which spanned approximately 296 acres of land. As noted above, the Restatement does not provide that a duty to disclose arises where one party is the only source of information to the other party. Bucci also cites to Duquesne Light Co. v. Westinghouse Elec. (Id. (See Doc. (Doc. Meyer wrote about the potential advantages of a transaction with CGP, including that CGP would: (1) pay off all of [PCC's] current debt and obligations (mortgage, line of credit, capital leases and other) which approximates $1,000,000; (2) commit to invest approximately $4,000,000 into the Club immediately over a 12-24 month time frame; (3) commit to fund ongoing capital reserves at 34% of annual revenues, equat[ing] to approximately $1,000,000 over a five year period; (4) commit an additional $5,000,000 towards various agreed upon projects [u]pon closing the real estate deal; (5) freeze dues increases for two to three years and limit annual increases thereafter; (6) eliminate assessments; and (7) guarantee [] maintaining 27 holes of golf after the South Course land [] sold. (Id.) 100-5, Ex. No. NPT continued, In an effort to amend the LPA, you had a telephone conversation with Marty Stallone wherein you advised Marty that the two sides were far apart and we should provide notice of our intent to terminate the AOS with the Seller. (Id.) No. No. (See, e.g., Doc. ), NPT also misstates the Court's prior Memorandum when it posits, The Court has similarly observed that the gist of the action doctrine does not bar fraud claims where the defendant never intended to keep its promise to do something in the future. (Doc. But that information related to the amount of money CGP intended to spend on capital expenditures, not Ridgewood and CGP's relationship. . A; Doc. No. (Id. at 198:3-199:1.). Q: If you had known that Concert and Ridgewood were anticipating millions in extra profit from the deal, would you have thought differently about the deal that Concert was offering to Philmont Country Club? Speaking of PCC's Board, Nanula surmised, They need us, they want us, and they have capitulated in every respect. The Class files additional arguments explaining why the Receipt and Releases were never valid. A. PCC Decides to Sell Part of Its Property to Raise Needed Funds, PCC is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation that owned and operated a private country club by the same name, Philmont Country Club (the physical premises of which are referred to as Philmont Club), located in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. (Doc. (Doc. almost needs to be all redone again. No. No. ), Ridgewood. ), Meyer testified that the Philmont that was sold to Concert Golf and the Philmont that exists today are two drastically different entities that has [sic] disrupted, you know, in my view the lives of all of its prior members. (Doc. (Compare id., with Doc. (Id. A (executed copy of a September 29, 2016 confidentiality agreement between Ridgewood and PCC).) The first occurs when the defendant actively conceals a defect or other disadvantage in something that he is offering for sale to another. Id. Nanula elaborated, In a normal deal where we are both fronting the land cost, I would still presume a straight-up 50-50 deal, but here the fact pattern and risks are different. (Id.). Nanula's math show[ed] that with this division Ridgewood still makes 7-14x your invested capital in any reasonable scenario. (Id.) No. 2008) (quoting eToll v. Elias/Savion Advert. No. (See Doc. 100-29, Ex. Celotex, 477 U.S. at 323. 116 at 28-19 (Ridgewood and CGP also had a duty to disclose their relationship because disclosure was necessary to prevent Ridgewood's backing out of its promise to make an offer to [PCC] from being misleading.).) (Doc. N.), D. CGP Expresses Interest in a Potential Transaction with PCC, Meanwhile, on August 30, 2016, Philmont Club member David Fields had a phone call with Nanula, the sole member of CGP. 2 to Ex. In a November 1, 2021 ruling, Judge Andrea McHugh, a Florida circuit court judge, granted class-action status to the suit by former members against the club and Concert Plantation, LLC. . LL. ), About two years prior, in late 2014, Plotnick emailed Meyer to see whether PCC was interested in discussing a potential transaction with Ridgewood. (Doc. No. Those eligible for the class action lawsuit include all individuals (or their guardians or estate representatives) who resigned their equity memberships before January 1, 2016, and have not received their full refund amount. (Id. No. 100, 101.) To change redemption bylaws, 100% of the resigned members waiting for refunds must agree to any changes. When asked whether he would have voted to sell the club to the Concert Defendants had he known that Concert Golf was telling Ridgewood to stand down and not make any offer to Philmont in exchange for . Nanula responded, Yes, but this firm is in advanced talks with club president about buying this 35 acre parcel from the club . No. Under the DSA, Ridgewood Philmont is paid a management fee for providing development services. (Id. Founded Date 1986. 100-18, Ex. (KARPF, ARI) (Entered: 01/14/2019), Docket(#2) NOTICE of Appearance by DAVID KORSEN on behalf of JAMES STEVENS (KORSEN, DAVID) (Entered: 01/07/2019), DocketDEMAND for Trial by Jury by JAMES STEVENS. 100-35 at 56-57.) (Doc. (Doc. No. In other words, the minimum purchase price was based on a lot yield of 160 units (rather than the 162 lot yield initially envisioned), and the overall purchase price was changed from $12.2 million to $12,049,382.40. No. Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Golf Partners, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Plantation, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Concert Golf Partners Holdco, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for Golf GP II, LLC, Deposition of Corporate Representative for PGCC. Id. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Florida The Court finds that there is no genuine issue of material fact that the Concert Defendants did not have a duty to disclose its relationship with Ridgewood to PCC. (Doc. The only duty that defendants allegedly breached involved a breach of a duty enshrined in the Purchase Agreement-namely, the non-compete clause.); see also Shoemaker v. HedgeCoVest LLC, Civ. No. Although the Court does not rely on this in so holding, the Court notes that as of January 20, 2017before the PSA was executed-the Township was aware that Ridgewood and CGP were working together. ), Fields forwarded Nanula's email to PCC's then-Treasurer, Sam Silverman. (Doc. No. the law ordinarily infers that damage ensued, and, in the absence of actual damages, the law vindicates that right by awarding nominal damages.' A (We have to assume no real estate transaction might ever be possible, due to the environmental remediation vagaries and cost; the extensive infrastructure costs for the Philmont Ave. intersection project; and the Town approval uncertainties.).) Please Update this case to get latest docket information. Thus, PCC could have learned this information (Ridgewood and CGP's relationship) from the Township, and not just the Concert and Ridgewood Defendants. 100-8, Ex. No. The lawsuit alleged Lansing officers used excessive force and discriminated against DeShaya Reed, who is Black, because of her race. A.) Pa. Apr. Nanula stated that CGP would only pursue the real estate angle with Ridgewood and that he was prepared to sign an agreement to that effect. (Id.) ), Philmont independently of Concert . No. 149-1 at 12.) This includes affirmative suppression of the truth with the intent to deceive. Id. 173.) Summary judgment is appropriate if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. . As you also are aware, you have the option under Paragraph 3(b) of the Collateral Assignment Agreement for [NPT] to assign the AOS to NVR, Inc. 59 at 26-27 (Count I).) No. 21 to Ex. Nos. Under the proposed Seventh Amendment, the minimum purchase price would be revised to $12,049,382.40-i.e., $75,308.64 multiplied by 160. No. No. Id. ), Two days after the Club visit, on September 29, Ridgewood and PCC executed a confidentiality agreement to facilitate the sharing of information, pursuant to which Ridgewood agreed to not disclose or disseminate PCC's proprietary, non-public information. (Doc. A.) However, at the end of his email, Nanula wondered, why do we need Ridgewood at all? No. And when asked specific questions related to the tanks, Gnagey failed to provide pertinent information. Pa. 2013) (Haywood's motion for summary judgment must, therefore, be denied because the University, if it proves the other elements of a claim for breach of contract, may be entitled to nominal damages.). 59.). Such is the case here. In re Rumsey Land Company, LLC is instructive as to whether the Ridgewood Defendants were parties to a business transaction under 551. 100-5, Ex. 125-5, Ex. (Id. See Restatement (Second) of Torts 550-51; see also Gnagey, 82 A.3d at 501 ([T]he Colton court explained how and why the doctrine of active concealment' constitutes fraud even if there is no independent legal duty to disclose information, while the concept of mere silence' requires the disclosure of information only if there is a positive statutory, regulatory, or legal duty mandating disclosure. (citing United States v. Colton, 231 F.3d 890 (4th Cir. 116 at 25 (addressing only whether there was a business relationship between PCC and CGP/Nanula, as they were discussing a business transaction, not whether CGP and Nanula were parties to the business transaction).) Philmont Club's facilities also included a tennis court, swimming pool, and clubhouse. (Doc. v. PNC Fin. 100-5, Ex. Here, NPT alleges that the Concert Defendants fraudulently induced PCC to enter into the PSA by falsely representing to PCC during negotiations that it would engage in certain capital improvement projects and that it would make $4 million in initial capital improvements upon acquiring PCC and another $5 million in capital improvements upon the sale of the Property. Seven to fourteen times Ridgewood's initial investment of $500,000 is $3.5 million to $7 million. ), After receiving Ridgewood's proposal, Nanula forwarded the email to Nick Cicero, a partner at Freestone Capital Management. Concert Golf offers a personalized and curated approach to partnership and operates 27 private golf and country clubs nationally, including former developer-owned clubs and longtime member-owned clubs. 100-28, Ex. I think that shows we are for real and committed to getting this deal done.). Because a party to a transaction is broader than a party to a contract, the fact that CGP and Nanula were not parties to the PSA is not dispositive. (See id. Sections 5.5(h) and 5.5(k) of the PSA provide (1) Concert Philmont LLC will cause to be completed, and pay the costs of completion of, the [Initial Capital Projects] currently estimated by the Parties to cost approximately FOUR MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS and (2) Concert Philmont LLC will cause to be completed, and pay the costs of completion of, the Phase II Capital Projects currently estimated by the parties to cost approximately FIVE MILLION AND NO/00 DOLLARS. (Doc. That this deception was undiscoverable, regardless of [PCC's] efforts, yields a duty to disclose.).) In Pennsylvania, the elements of fraud must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. See Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., Inc., 82 A.3d at 493, 500 n.4 (noting that the presiding officer found that the Fund presented clear and convincing evidence that Gnagey perpetrated a fraud in concealing the existence of the abandoned tanks and/or misrepresenting the number of tanks at the site and ultimately affirming the presiding officer's holding that the hiding of the tanks constituted fraud); see also SodexoMAGIC, LLC v. Drexel Univ., 24 F.4th 183, 205, 212 (3d Cir. No. 12 to Ex. at 36:20-37:13; see also id. Concert Golf Partners ("Concert Golf," "CGP" or the "Company") announced today that it has received an investment from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake"). (Id.). 5 (September 16, 2014 email in which Nanula wrote, Spoke to Glenn Meyer. Co., 709 F.3d 487, 497-98 (3d Cir. No. at 13:1-3; id. (See Doc. First, the resignation emails do not show that PCC members would have voted against the sale of the Club to CGP had they known of Ridgewood and CGP's relationship and the profits the Defendants stood to gain as a result of the deal. No. (See Doc. Nanula predicted that he would be in front of [PCC's] Board or at least Executive Committee by midNovember and will see if a consensus can be reached on our proposal. (Id.) Plotnick also suggested that Nanula get feedback from Meyer and PCC's Board before putting their agreement in writing. In addition, although the Court recognizes the distinction between 550 and 551 (i.e., the language of a party to a transaction versus party to a business transaction), the Court finds that the same reasoning applies here with respect to whether the Ridgewood Defendants were a party to a transaction for purposes of 550-NPT has not identified any transaction to which PCC and the Ridgewood Defendants were both parties. 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