United States First Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs', former partners, contract claims alleging that defendant, partnership, illegitimately withheld termination distributions plaintiffs believed they were owed by falsely claiming that they had violated their non-competition obligations is affirmed over their claims of error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2006
• Published 02/06/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D. Cohan, with whom Cohan Rasnick Myerson LLP was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael I. Verde, with whom Ruth Dowling, Palmer & Dodge LLP, Michael F. Gallagher, and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP were on brief, for appellees HG Bermuda Exempted Limited, HG (Bermuda) Exempted Partnership, and Hay Group Investment Holding B.V., W. Allen Woolley, with whom Foley Hoag LLP, Michael P. Boudett, P. Rene Wicklund, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP were on brief, for appellees Hay Acquisition Company I, Inc. and Hay Group Inc.