Facts

Plaintiffs Vitascan Partners I LLC and Vitascan Partners II LLC entered into finance leases with General Electric Capital Corp. (GECC), a separate company of GE Healthcare. Plaintiffs needed funds to purchase mobile EBT scanners.

CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs sued defendant GE Healthcare for breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of fitness and/or merchantability, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.

Damages

Plaintiffs alleged damages over $16 million. Defendant alleged damages over $4.5 million, which included judgment totaling over $4.3 million awarded to the cross-complainant GECC.

Result

Before trial, the court found plaintiffs breached the leases and owed GECC over $4.3 million. The jury returned a defense verdict and awarded GE Healthcare $50,001 for its claims, voting in favor of defendant's counter-claims. The jury also dismissed plaintiffs' claims.

Deliberation

four hours

Poll

the jury dismissed plaintiffs' claims 12-0; the jury voted 10-2 (in favor of defendant's counter-claims).

Length

27 days