Aug. 28, 2024
San Bernardino jury awards $3.3M in dental practice dispute
"They essentially wanted to say his right of first refusal was a toothless contract, but the jury felt otherwise," Rushing McCarl LLP Managing Partner John Rushing said.
A San Bernardino County jury awarded $3.3 million in damages to a dentist who was denied the opportunity to purchase a dental practice, despite having a contractual right of first refusal.
"They essentially wanted to say his right of first refusal was a toothless contract, but the jury felt otherwise," Dr. Christopher Leyster's lawyer, John Rushing, explained. "We argued that the right of first refusal was meaningful. The $2.1 million purchase price doesn't ...
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