Acushnet Company v. Beam Inc

Summary

Bench trial in Suffolk County Superior Court's Business Litigation in a tax liability dispute stemming from the $1.2 billion sale of golf company Acushnet to Fila Korea by Fortune Brands, now operating as Beam Inc.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Acushnet Company
Defense: Beam Inc.

Judge: Kenneth Salinger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County
Court: Suffolk County Courthouse

Case Number: 1284CV01193
Industry: Food
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions

Plaintiff

Acushnet Company

Defense

Beam Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Floyd, Joseph

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:17	Opening Statement	Breslin, Eric
01:03:15	Opening Statement	Tuteur, Michael
01:43:41	Break
01:59:28	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Burke, William	In Person
03:29:49	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Burke, William	In Person
03:56:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Burke, William	In Person
00:27:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Burke, William	In Person
00:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
01:36:50	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Michael	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
02:04:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Soderlund, Eric	In Person
02:11:29	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Breslin, Eric
00:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Cavanagh, William	In Person
01:44:41	Break
02:00:27	Witness Cross Examination	Breslin, Eric	Cavanagh, William	In Person
03:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
03:57:25	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
00:10:49	Witness Cross Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Koley, Patrick	In Person
01:45:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Landis, John	Koley, Patrick	In Person
01:46:51	General Case Activities
01:52:17	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.

Acushnet Company v. Beam Inc

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:18	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Zucker, Daniel	Video Recording
02:19:04	General Case Activities
02:29:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
01:43:50	Break
02:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
02:37:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Floyd, Joseph	In Person
02:40:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:26	Witness Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Park, Jong	In Person
00:55:51	Break
01:06:50	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Park, Jong	In Person
02:36:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zabaneh, Sean	Park, Jong	In Person
02:47:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Park, Jong	In Person
02:51:41	General Case Activities
03:03:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:05	Witness Direct Examination	Breslin, Eric	Yoon, Yoon	In Person
01:12:12	Witness Cross Examination	Tuteur, Michael	Yoon, Yoon	In Person
02:05:31	Break
02:19:35	General Case Activities
02:26:25	General Case Activities	Thompson, Michael
02:48:29	General Case Activities	Roberts, Bronwyn
03:10:30	General Case Activities
03:12:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Closing Statement	Tuteur, Michael
01:06:06	Closing Statement	Breslin, Eric
02:09:06	End of Session