Case update for jury trial

As promised, I will always be upfront about what happened in the litigation arising from my public discussion of nuEra Cannabis and the ownership agreement I alleged had been breached.

On Count V, the jury found in favor of myself the plaintiff Joseph Phelan and against Robert Fitzsimmons II, NuMed Partners, NuMed Managers, and IESO, jointly and severally, for breach of our contract.

On Counterclaim Counts II–IV defamation per se, false light, and tortious interference the jury found in favor of myself and Juan Finch Jr. Those claims concerned our public discussion and F’nAround publications of witness intimidation, death threats, defrauding us, bribery attempts, wires to witnesses, racism and sexism within the company, and allegations that nuEra and members of the Fitzsimmons family financed litigation involving Finch to delay minority applicants while pursuing additional business licenses.

After seven days of trial in cook county Illinois, during which they heard testimony and reviewed the evidence, all twelve jurors unanimously signed the verdict forms in our favor on all of the above counts.

Because the verdicts will not be formally entered as a final judgment until the remaining bench-trial issue concerning Michigan ownership concludes at the end of September, we expect regulators in multiple states to wait until the judgment is finalized before acting on the trial admissions and jury findings. Juan Finch Jr.’s appeal can likewise proceed after final judgment, with the trial testimony concerning the payment of his litigation now preserved in the record.

The counter-plaintiffs

Robert Fitzsimmons, II aka Bob Fitzsimmons

Robert V. Fitzsimmons, III aka Robb Fitzsimmons

NuMed Managers, Inc.

Laura Jaramillo Bernal

IESO, LLC

NuMed East Peoria, LLC

NuMed Urbana, LLC

NuMed Chicago, LLC

NuEra DeKalb, LLC

NuEra East Dubuque, LLC

NuEra Chicago Southland, LLC