Company's 'bad faith' coin stunt leads to judgment for attorney fees
A judge in Larimer County, Colorado, has ordered a welding company to pay attorney fees and costs after attempting to pay a $23,500 settlement in loose coins.
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A judge in Larimer County, Colorado, has ordered a welding company to pay attorney fees and costs after attempting to pay a $23,500 settlement in loose coins.
A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons
A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons. Judge Joseph Findley ruled Monday that JMF Enterprises “acted maliciously and in bad faith” by delivering a custom made metal box containing the coins that was too heavy to be carried in the freight elevator at the offices for the subcontractor's lawyer, let alone with the forklift required to carry it. He ordered JMF to pay by a more conventional method like a check. He also said it would now have to write a larger one t...
A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons
The judge ruled that the company 'acted maliciously and in bad faith' by delivering a metal box containing the coins that was too heavy to be carried in the freight elevator