Rohan Sethi

The applicant, a minority shareholder in a family-owned commercial real estate corporation, brought an oppression application against the majority shareholder and the corporation.

The applicant alleged oppression regarding the provision of financial information, the triggering of a shotgun buy-sell clause while the application was pending, and improper disbursements made to the majority shareholder.

The court found no oppression regarding the information provision or the shotgun clause, concluding the applicant was not entitled to an additional sum for her shares beyond the designated price.

However, the court found the majority shareholder's receipt of improper disbursements was oppressive and ordered an equalization payment of $154,717 to the applicant.

The plaintiff excavation company entered into an hourly-rate contract with the defendant builder to perform excavation and grading work for a 354-home residential development.

After the plaintiff completed work on the first 261 lots, the defendant paused the project and subsequently demanded the plaintiff agree to a fixed-price contract for the remaining 93 lots.

When the plaintiff refused, the defendant hired a replacement subcontractor without providing written notice as required by the contract.

The court found that the defendant breached the contract by failing to permit the plaintiff to finish the work.

The court awarded the plaintiff its unpaid invoices of $66,213.30 and lost profit damages of $199,000.