Jneid v. Tripole
Defendant Novell, Inc. purchased assets of defendant and cross-complainant TriPole Corporation from TriPole, plaintiff Amer Jneid, and others not parties to this appeal. Part of the purchase price included contingent payments, and concurrently executed employment contracts with Jneid and plaintiffs Ali Beydoun and Craig Sheldon provided bonuses for them. All such bonuses and contingent payments were due only if certain revenue milestones were met. Claiming the minimum threshold was not met, Novell did not make any contingent payments to TriPole or bonus payments to plaintiffs. As a result, complaints and cross-complaints were filed. After a six-month jury trial millions of dollars in various amounts were awarded to plaintiffs and TriPole against Novell. Novell appeals the judgment on a variety of grounds, including that the court erred in ordering issue and evidentiary sanctions for its failure to produce computer embedded information in a timely manner. TriPole cross appeals, claiming the court should have awarded prejudgment interest on a portion of the judgment.
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