The Court of Appeal issues opinion affirming trial court’s order granting Bergeson, LLP’s motion for summary judgment.

On December 9, 2005, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division One, issued its opinion affirming the trial court’s order granting Bergeson, LLP’s motion for summary judgment in Mudgett v. Chemoil Shipping et al., Case No. A 108142 (San Francisco County Superior Court No. 321977) (December 9, 2005). Bergeson, LLP attorneys Daniel J. Bergeson, Caroline McIntyre, and Hway-ling Hsu represented the prevailing parties Chemoil Corporation, Chemoil Shipping Corporation, Lord Shipping Corporation, Links Marine Inc., Robert Chandran, John Beckman, and Lucius Conrad. The Court of Appeal found that the trial court correctly determined that: (1) Appellant failed to negate evidence that the transaction in question was protected by the business judgment rule; (2) no evidence supported claims made by Appellant in opposition to the motion for summary judgment; and (3) a certain claim was time barred.