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Gloucester Auction Buyer says he was not advised of the pending lawsuit |
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The $1 million fishermen's lawsuit against the Ciulla family and its
seafood display auction was filed in U.S. District Court on Aug. 10,
three weeks before Kristian Kristiansen acquired the assets of the
Gloucester waterfront business.
But Kristiansen said Tuesday that, over the course of the negotiations, the Ciullas never informed him that their business was tainted, devalued by the lawsuit.
"They did not disclose that there was a lawsuit against them," Kristiansen told the Times Tuesday. "I was blindsided." John Colucci, the Beverly attorney who represented Kristiansen in negotiations with the Ciullas' purchase and sale law firm, Burns & Levenson, confirmed Kristiansen's assertion Tuesday, adding that the failure to disclose violated a warranty in the contract that there were no outstanding lawsuits against the business. Read the complete article by Richard Gaines in The Gloucester Times
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
