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ADVERSARY
COMPLAINT
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Jurisdiction
&
Venue
1. The
Court
has
jurisdiction
over
this
adversary
proceeding
pursuant
to
28
U.S.C.
§§
157(a)
and
1334(b).
2. This
matter
is
a
core
proceeding
pursuant
to
28
U.S.C.
§
157(b)(2).
3. Venue
of
this
adversary
proceeding
is
proper
in
this
Bankruptcy
Court
pursuant
to
28
U.S.C.
§
1409(a).
The
Players
&
Their
Parts
4. Plaintiff
Transcontinental
Refrigerated
Lines,
Inc.
(“Transcon”)
is
a
corporation
organized
under
the
laws
of
Pennsylvania
and
debtor
in
possession
in
these
Chapter
11
bankruptcy
proceedings.
Historically,
Transcon
participated
in
the
freight
transportation
market
from
its
base
of
operations
in
Pittstown,
Pennsylvania.
5. By
Order
entered
November
16,
2009,
this
Court
confirmed
the
First
Amended
Plan
of
Reorganization
of
Official
Unsecured
Creditors’
Committee
of
Transcontinental
Refrigerated
Lines,
Inc.,
filed
July
22,
2009
(“First
Amended
Plan”).
Pursuant
to
Article
V.B
of
the
First
Amended
Plan,
Lawrence
V.
Young,
Esquire
was
appointed
as
Liquidating
Agent
upon
the
December
28,
2009
effective
date
of
the
First
Amended
Plan.
See
Exhibit
A
at
Art.
V.B.
6. Pursuant
to
Article
IV
of
the
First
Amended
Plan,
all
property
of
the
bankruptcy
estate
and
all
assets
of
Transcon
vested
in
the
liquidating
entity
under
the
control
of
the
Liquidating
Agent.
Exhibit
A
at
Art.
IV.A.
7. The
First
Amended
Plan
expressly
provides
that
“[a]ll
causes
of
action
under
Chapter
5
of
the
Bankruptcy
Code,
all
Claims
against
third
parties,
and
all
other
causes
of
action
and
rights
belonging
to
or
in
favor
of
[Transcon]
[are]
preserved
and
retained
for
assertion
and
enforcement
solely
and
exclusively
by,
and
in
the
discretion
of,
the
Liquidating
Agent.”
Exhibit
A
at
Art.
IV.A.
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8. Pursuant
to
the
First
Amended
Plan,
the
Liquidating
Agent
may,
in
his
“sole
discretion,
determine
whether
to
.
.
.
initiate
any
litigation
on
behalf
of
the
Debtor
and
.
.
.
the
manner
in
which
such
litigation
is
prosecuted.”
Exhibit
A
at
Art.
IV.D.
9. Also
pursuant
to
the
First
Amended
Plan,
the
Liquidating
Trustee
may
initiate
and
prosecute
all
such
litigation
“without
any
approval
of,
or
any
supervision
by,
the
Bankruptcy
Court.”
Id.
10. Accordingly,
Lawrence
V.
Young,
Esquire
exercises
the
authority
expressly
conferred
in
the
First
Amended
Plan
and,
acting
in
his
capacity
as
court-‐appointed
Liquidating
Agent,
initiates
and
prosecutes
this
action
on
Transcon’s
behalf.
11. The
claims
set
forth
in
this
action
each
arise
in
connection
with
the
December
3,
2007
transaction
through
which
Transcon
transferred
the
bulk
of
its
assets
to
defendant
New
Prime,
Inc.
See
Asset
Purchase
Agreement
(“APA”)
(Dec.
3,
2007)
(Exhibit
B).
As
explained
below,
the
structuring
of
the
APA
and
its
related
transactions
resulted
in
Transcon
receiving
no
consideration
whatsoever
for
many
of
its
assets,
including
its
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
and
its
substantial
goodwill
and
other
related
intangibles.
12. After
learning
of
Transcon’s
asset
transfer—which
netted
Transcon
a
mere
$29,000.00
in
cash
at
closing—certain
of
Transcon’s
numerous
creditors
filed
an
pricing, goodwill and other intangible property pursuant to the APA.
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16. At
the
same
time
it
acquired
Transcon’s
assets,
New
Prime
also
acquired
the
Pittstown,
Pennsylvania
property
on
which
Transcon’s
facilities
were
located.
The
real
estate
transaction
proceeded
according
to
a
separate
Agreement
to
Purchase
Real
Estate
(“APRE”)
(Exhibit
C).
17. The
real
estate
New
Prime
acquired
under
the
APRE
consisted
of
three
separate
parcels,
one
of
which
was
conveyed
by
defendant
(and
Transcon
owner)
Stephen
P.
Hrobuchak
(2.0
acres),
another
by
defendant
S&M
Leasing,
Inc.
(7.78
acres),
and
the
third
by
domestic
trust,
Lily
Lake
Family
Trust
(“Lily
Lake”)1
(11.52
acres).
18. In
exchange
for
the
three
parcels
aggregating
21.3
acres,
New
Prime
paid
$5,902,000.00,
representing
a
per-‐acre
price
in
excess
of
$275,000.00.
19. In
addition
to
the
APA
and
APRE,
New
Prime
also
entered
into
a
Covenant
Not
to
Compete
(“Covenant”)
with
defendant
Cherry
Marine,
LLC.
See
Exhibit
D.
20. Like
the
APA
and
APRE,
the
Covenant
took
effect
on
December
3,
2007.
Pursuant
to
the
Covenant,
New
Prime
paid
defendant
Cherry
Marine,
LLC
a
combined
sum
of
$1,000,000.00,
$940,000.00
of
which
was
paid
in
exchange
for
the
promise
of
Cherry
Marine
and
the
promise
of
Hrobuchak,
in
his
personal
capacity,
to
refrain
from
competing
with
New
Prime
for
a
period
of
five
years
and
to
maintain
as
confidential
the
valuable
business
information,
including
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
employee
information,
and
other
vital
business
information
New
Prime
had
acquired
from
Transcon.
21. In
addition
to
serving
as
consideration
for
the
promises
described
above,
the
remaining
$60,000.00
paid
to
Cherry
Marine,
LLC
served
as
consideration
for
New
Prime’s
employment
of
Cherry
Marine,
LLC,
in
the
person
of
its
managing
member,
defendant
Stephen
P.
Hrobuchak,
for
a
period
of
six
months
from
closing
of
the
APA.
1
Lily
Lake
Family
Trust,
which
is
referred
to
throughout
as
Lily
Lake,
no
longer
exists
and,
for
that
reason,
is
not
a
defendant
in
this
matter.
Each
of
Lily
Lake’s
five
beneficiaries
are,
however,
named
as
individual
defendants
based
on
the
nature
of
the
assets
Lily
Lake
distributed
upon
its
termination.
Also
named
as
a
defendant
is
the
currently-‐constituted
Lily
Lake
Family
Trust,
which,
being
organized
under
the
laws
of
Cook
Island,
is
referenced
throughout
as
the
“Cook
Island
Trust.”
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22. Defendant
Stephen
P.
Hrobuchak
(“Hrobuchak”)
is
a
natural
person
who
claims
as
his
principal
residence
an
ocean-‐going
vessel
moored
at
various
and
sundry
ports
of
call
throughout
the
year.
When
not
on
the
high
seas,
Hrobuchak
can
be
found
either
in
Florida,
North
Carolina,
or
Pennsylvania.
When
in
Pennsylvania,
Hrobuchak
stays
with
his
family
at
Box
180A,
Lily
Lake
Road,
Dalton,
Pennsylvania,
which
is
a
private
residence
owned
by
nonparty
Stephen
P.
Hrobuchak
Family
Trust.
23. At
all
times
material
to
this
complaint,
Hrobuchak
has
been
the
owner
of
100%
of
Transcon’s
outstanding
stock.
24. Hrobuchak
is
also
the
former
owner
of
the
2.0
acre
parcel
of
real
property
New
Prime
acquired
under
the
APRE.
25. Hrobuchak
initiated,
negotiated,
and
structured
the
transaction
through
which
New
Prime
acquired
Transcon’s
assets
under
the
APA
and
the
real
property
transferred
under
the
APRE.
26. Hrobuchak
executed
the
APA
on
behalf
of
Transcon.
27. Hrobuchak
executed
the
APRE
in
three
separate
capacities,
once
on
his
own
individual
behalf,
again
in
his
capacity
as
President
of
S&M
Leasing,
Inc.,
and
a
third
time
as
trustee
of
the
then-‐United-‐States-‐based
Lily
Lake
Family
Trust
(“Lily
Lake”).
28. In
addition
to
his
ownership
of
Transcon
and
the
2.0
acre
parcel
transferred
under
the
APRE,
defendant
Hrobuchak,
as
described
more
fully
below,
maintains
interests
in
each
of
the
three
other
entities
that
received
consideration
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction,
including
fifty
percent
ownership
interests
in
Cherry
Marine,
LLC
and
S&M
Leasing,
Inc.,
and
an
interest
as
a
beneficiary
of
Lily
Lake.
29. Defendant
Janis
Hrobuchak
(“Mrs.
Hrobuchak”)
is
a
natural
person
having,
on
information
and
belief,
an
address
of
Box
180A,
Lily
Lake
Road,
Dalton,
Pennsylvania.
30. Mrs.
Hrobuchak
is
the
wife
of
Hrobuchak
and,
as
explained
below,
maintains interests in each of the three entities that received funds in connection with
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the
New
Prime
transaction,
i.e.,
fifty
percent
ownership
interests
in
Cherry
Marine,
LLC
and
S&M
Leasing,
Inc.,
and
an
interest
as
a
beneficiary
of
Lily
Lake.
31. Defendants
Nichole
Hrobuchak,
Stephen
Hrobuchak,
and
David
Hrobuchak
(collectively,
with
Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak,
the
“Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries”)
are
natural
persons
and
named
here
in
their
capacities
as
beneficiaries
of
Lily
Lake,
which
received
value
in
connection
with
the
APRE
transaction
that
was
subsequently
disbursed
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries.
32. On
information
and
belief,
Nichole
Hrobuchak
has
an
address
of
Box
180A,
Lily
Lake
Road,
Dalton,
Pennsylvania.
33. On
information
and
belief,
Stephen
Hrobuchak
has
an
address
of
Box
180A,
Lily
Lake
Road,
Dalton,
Pennsylvania.
34. On
information
and
belief,
David
Hrobuchak
has
an
address
of
Box
180A,
Lily
Lake
Road,
Dalton,
Pennsylvania.
35. Defendant
Lily
Lake
Family
Trust
(“Cook
Island
Trust”)
is
a
trust
organized
under
the
laws
of
Cook
Island.
Mrs.
Hrobuchak
is
the
sole
beneficiary
of
the
Cook
Island
Trust,
which
is
administered
by
a
foreign
entity
known
as
PacSouth.
36. The
Cook
Island
Trust
was
created
upon
the
termination
of
Lily
Lake,
which,
as
noted,
owned
the
third
piece
of
real
estate
transferred
to
New
Prime
pursuant
to
the
APRE.
37. On
information
and
belief,
the
Cook
Island
Trust
came
into
being
on
the
APA’s
and
APRE’s
December
3,
2007
closing
date.
On
information
and
belief,
following
distribution
to
the
Lily
Lakes
Beneficiaries,
Lily
Lake
dissolved
and
the
sums
attributable
to
the
beneficial
interests
Hrobuchak
and
Mr.
Hrobuchak
held
in
Lily
Lake
were,
along
with
other
unknown
assets,
ultimately
deposited
in
the
Cook
Island
Trust.
38. Defendant
S&M
Leasing,
Inc.
(“S&M”)
is
a
corporation
organized
pursuant
to
the
laws
of
Pennsylvania
having
a
principal
place
of
business
at
130
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39. Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak
each
own
50%
of
S&M’s
stock.
40. S&M
was
the
owner
of
one
of
the
three
parcels
transferred
to
New
Prime
by
means
of
the
December
3,
2007
APRE.
41. Hrobuchak,
acting
in
his
capacity
as
President
of
the
corporation,
executed
the
APRE
on
S&M’s
behalf.
42. Defendant
Cherry
Marine,
LLC
(“Cherry
Marine”)
is
a
limited
liability
company
organized
under
the
laws
of
Nevis
(a
36-‐square-‐mile
island
in
the
West
Indies).
43. Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak,
each
own
an
equal
50%
interest
in
Cherry
Marine.
44. Hrobuchak
is
Cherry
Marine’s
managing
member.
45. As
described
above,
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
Transaction,
New
Prime
employed
Cherry
Marine,
in
the
person
of
Hrobuchak,
for
a
period
of
six
months
in
exchange
for
$60,000.00
in
compensation.
46. In
exchange
for
that
employment,
and
an
additional
$940,000.00
payment,
Cherry
Marine
and
Hrobuchak,
in
his
personal
capacity,
both
promised
New
Prime
to
refrain
from
competing
with
New
Prime
for
a
period
of
five
years
and
to
maintain
as
confidential
the
valuable
business
information
New
Prime
had
acquired
from
Transcon.
47. At
the
December
3,
2007
closing,
New
Prime
disbursed
$940,000.00
for
the
benefit
of
Cherry
Marine
pursuant
to
the
Covenant.
The
distribution
consisted
of
(1)
a
$240,000.00
direct
deposit
into
Cherry
Marine’s
Swiss
bank
account,
and
(2)
a
$700,000.00
deposit
into
escrow
for
subsequent
payment
to
Cherry
Marine.
All
or
substantially
all
of
the
escrowed
$700,000.00
payment
was
subsequently
released
to
Cherry
Marine.
48. Defendant
Kevin
A.
Davis
(“Davis”)
is
a
natural
person
having
a
last-‐
known
business
address
of
130
Armstrong
Road,
Pittstown,
Pennsylvania
18640.
49. Davis
is
Transcon’s
former
Chief
Financial
Officer
(“CFO”).
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50. As
Transcon’s
CFO,
Davis
participated
in
negotiation
of
the
APA
and
was
responsible
for
assuring
that
Transcon
received
consideration
for
the
transfer
of
its
valuable
property,
which
included
Transcon’s
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
goodwill
and
other
valuable
intangible
assets
to
which
the
APA
allocated
no
value
whatsoever.
51. Defendant
John
Doe
(“Doe”)
is
a
natural
person
having
a
place
of
residence
and/or
business
in
Boston,
Massachusetts.
52. Doe
is
an
accountant
who
advertises
and
provides
services
intended
to
protect
the
personal
assets
of
high-‐net-‐worth
individuals.
53. After
locating
Doe
by
means
of
an
internet
search,
Hrobuchak
contacted
Doe
at
some
point
during
the
first
half
of
2007.
54. On
information
and
belief,
Hrobuchak
contacted
Doe
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
advice
regarding
how
best
to
maximize
and
protect
his
personal
assets
in
connection
with
his
efforts
to
market
Transcon
and/or
its
assets
to
interested
buyers.
55. On
information
and
belief,
Doe
was
aware
that
Hrobuchak
was
seeking
to
accumulate
and
protect
personal
assets
at
the
expense
of
Transcon’s
creditors.
56. On
information
and
belief,
Doe
materially
assisted
Hrobuchak
in
the
execution
of
that
scheme
by
referring
Hrobuchak
to
defendant
Handler,
Thayer
&
Duggan.
57. On
information
and
belief,
Doe
collected
a
monetary
fee
from
Hrobuchak
as
remuneration
for
his
professional
services.
58. On
information
and
belief,
defendant
Handler,
Thayer
&
Duggan
and/or
its
individual
partners
compensated
Doe
for
referring
Hrobuchak
to
the
firm,
either
by
making
a
monetary
payment
or
through
other
means.
59. Defendant
Handler
Thayer
&
Duggan,
LLC
(“HTD”)
is
a
limited
liability
company
organized
under
the
laws
of
Illinois,
having
a
principal
place
of
business
at
191
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60. HTD
is
a
professional
service
firm
principally
engaged
in
the
practice
of
law.
61. Defendant
Eric
Kalnis
is
a
natural
person
and
member
of
HTD
having
an
office
address
of
191
North
Wacker
Drive
23rd
Floor
Chicago,
Illinois
60606.
62. In
bankruptcy
proceedings,
Hrobuchak
has
testified
that
Kalnis
personally
represented
Transcon
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transactions.
63. Defendant
James
Duggan
is
a
natural
person
and
partner
of
HTD
having
an
office
address
of
191
North
Wacker
Drive
23rd
Floor
Chicago,
Illinois
60606.
64. In
bankruptcy
proceedings,
Hrobuchak
has
testified
that
Duggan
personally
represented
Hrobuchak
on
asset
protection
matters
arising
in
connection
with
Transcon’s
entry
into
the
APA,
Hrobuchak’s
entry
into
the
APRE
on
his
own
behalf,
in
his
capacity
as
trustee
of
Lily
Lake
and
as
President
of
S&M,
Cherry
Marine’s
entry
into
the
Covenant,
the
creation
of
off-‐shore
asset
protection
entities
and
other
related
matters.
65. Defendant
Handler
Thayer,
LLP
is
a
professional
services
firm
located
at
191
N.
Wacker
Drive
23rd
Floor
Chicago,
Illinois
60606.
66. Handler
Thayer
is,
on
information
and
belief,
a
successor
entity
to
HTD
and
references
to
HTD
should
be
understood
to
include
Handler
Thayer
as
successor
entity.
Statement
of
Facts
67. In
early
2007,
Transcon
experienced
losses
running
into
the
millions
of
dollars
and,
based
on
those
losses,
Hrobuchak
decided
that
it
had
come
time
to
sell.
68. Once
he
decided
to
sell
the
business,
Hrobuchak
made
several
phone
calls
to
contacts
he
had
within
the
freight
transportation
business,
including
New
Prime
and
at
least
two
other
companies,
Navajo
Express
and
Priority.
69. New
Prime,
in
the
person
of
its
owner,
Robert
Low,
expressed
interest
in
acquiring
Transcon
and,
within
a
week,
Mr.
Low
visited
the
Transcon
facilities
to
discuss
the
potential
acquisition.
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A. The
New
Prime
Transaction
70. At
first,
the
proposed
transaction
called
for
the
sale
in
which
New
Prime
would
acquire
all
of
Transcon’s
assets
and
debts.
71. After
the
initial
negotiations,
however,
the
deal
“went
a
little
cool,”
and
a
period
of
a
few
months
passed
without
any
activity
toward
a
transaction.
72. At
some
point,
the
transaction
that
Transcon
and
New
Prime
contemplated
moved
from
a
complete
sale
to
a
transfer
that
included
only
certain
assets.
73. Throughout
the
negotiations
leading
up
to
the
December
2007
transaction,
New
Prime
also
intended
to
acquire
the
property
on
which
Transcon’s
facilities
were
located,
which,
as
described
above,
consisted
of
three
separate
parcels,
which
were
owned
by
Hrobuchak
and
entities
that
he
controlled.
74. At
some
point
in
the
month
to
month-‐and-‐a-‐half
prior
to
the
December
3,
2007
closing
date,
the
transaction
was
reduced
to
a
written
Asset
Purchase
Agreement.
See
Exhibit
B.
75. Despite
the
fact
that,
through
the
APA,
New
Prime
acquired
most
of
Transcon’s
assets,
the
APA
obligated
New
Prime
to
pay
Transcon
only
an
unadjusted
$886,273.00,
which
sum
was
allocated
only
among
the
specific
assets
identified
on
Schedules
A
and
B
of
the
APA.
Schedule
A
included
assets
in
the
nature
of
licenses,
permits,
insurance,
tires,
parts
and
fuel,
for
which
New
Prime
was
to
pay
an
unadjusted
$786,273.00.
Schedule
B
included
assets
in
the
nature
of
office
equipment
for
which
New
Prime
was
to
pay
Transcon
$100,000.00.
76. In
addition
to
the
payments
attributable
to
the
Schedule
A
and
B
assets,
New
Prime
also
purchased
the
four
equipment
leases
identified
on
Schedule
C,
for
which
New
Prime
paid
$29,080.69.
77. The
total
unadjusted
price
Transcon
was
to
receive
for
all
assets
it
was
transferring
to
New
Prime
was
$915,353.00.
78. At
closing,
the
sales
price
was
subjected
to
adjustments
for
(1)
increased
debt
in
the
amount
of
$4,094.69;
(2)
a
$50,000.00
earnest
money
deposit;
(3)
a
“tire
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adjustment”
of
$37,468.43;
(4)
a
“parts
adjustment”
of
$111,507.30;
(5)
a
$147,520.35
adjustment
for
existing
owner/operator
liabilities;
(6)
existing
driver
payables
in
the
amount
of
$38,325.00;
and
(7)
existing
employee
payables
in
the
amount
of
$196,718.48.
79. In
addition
to
the
adjustments
that
deducted
money
from
the
closing
price,
$300,000.00
of
the
purchase
price
was
to
be
escrowed.
80. After
being
subjected
to
the
various
adjustments,
the
total
amount
due
Transcon
at
closing
was
reduced
to
$29,018.75.
81. Most
significantly,
the
transaction
between
Transcon
and
New
Prime
allocated
no
value
whatsoever
to
many
of
the
assets
being
transferred,
including
the
most
valuable
property
in
Transcon
possession—it’s
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property.
82. Despite
allocating
no
value
to
Transcon’s
intangible
property,
New
Prime’s
owner,
Bob
Low,
made
it
clear
in
an
interview
that
New
Prime
was
not
merely
acquiring
Transcon’s
assets,
but
acquiring
Transcon’s
customers
and
existing
business,
i.e.,
acquiring
Transcon’s
goodwill:
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85. Of
the
$1,000,000.00
payment
New
Prime
made
to
Cherry
Marine,
fully
$940,000.00
was
dedicated
solely
to
the
protection
and
preservation
of
assets
for
which,
by
reference
to
the
APA,
New
Prime
paid
not
a
single
penny.
86. Because
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
valuable
intangible
property
was
transferred
without
consideration
in
an
intentional
effort
to
hinder,
delay,
or
defraud
Transcon’s
creditors,
the
transaction
is
avoidable
as
fraudulent
to
Transcon’s
creditors.
87. Alternatively,
because
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
valuable
intangible
property
was
transferred
without
consideration
and
left
Transcon
insolvent,
the
transaction
is
avoidable
as
fraudulent
to
Transcon’s
creditors.
88. Alternatively,
because
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
valuable
intangible
property
was
transferred
without
consideration
and
left
Transcon
with
unreasonably
small
capital,
the
transaction
is
avoidable
as
fraudulent
to
Transcon’s
creditors.
91. First,
Hrobuchak,
with
New
Prime’s
agreement
and
acquiescence,
funneled
a
portion
of
the
funds
that
New
Prime
was
willing
to
pay
to
acquire
Transcon’s
intangible
property
through
the
APRE
by
radically
over-‐valuing
the
real
estate
assets
to
be
conveyed
in
that
agreement.
92. With
New
Prime’s
agreement
and
acquiescence,
Hrobuchak
inflated
the
portion
of
the
purchase
price
attributable
to
real
estate
value
and
depressed
that
portion
attributable
to
the
assets
New
Prime
acquired
through
the
APA.
93. Second,
in
addition
to
the
intentional
misallocation
of
purchase
price
between the APA and APRE, Hrobuchak also funneled value attributable to Transcon’s
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goodwill
and
other
intangible
assets
into
the
Covenant
such
that
Cherry
Marine
received
a
considerable
portion
of
the
value
attributable
to
those
assets
at
Transcon’s
expense.
1. The
Scheme
to
Shift
Value
from
the
APA
to
the
APRE
94. Hrobuchak
was
personally
responsible
for
the
decisions
regarding
the
manner
in
which
the
total
purchase
price
was
allocated
among
the
assets
transferred
in
the
APA
and
the
real
estate
transferred
under
the
APRE.
95. Prior
to
allocating
the
value
of
$5,902,000.00
to
the
three
parcels
conveyed
in
the
APRE,
Hrobuchak
did
not
have
the
property
appraised
for
the
purpose
of
determining
fair
market
value.
96. Although
Hrobuchak
purports
to
have
discussed
appraised
values
with
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak
did
not
know
the
appraised
value
of
any
of
the
three
properties.
97. Hrobuchak
did
not
conduct
any
investigation
to
determine
the
fair
market
value
of
the
physical
assets
that
were
being
transferred
under
the
APA.
Instead,
Hrobuchak
took
a
paper
and
pencil,
figured
out
what
he
wanted
for
the
property,
and
put
a
number
on
it.
98. In
allocating
the
total
price
New
Prime
was
willing
to
pay
for
the
Transcon
assets
and
the
real
property,
Hrobuchak
radically
over-‐valued
the
real
estate
in
which
he
and
his
family
maintained
personal
interests.
99. In
allocating
the
total
price
New
Prime
was
willing
to
pay
for
the
Transcon
assets
and
the
real
property,
Hrobuchak
radically
under-‐valued
the
assets
in
which
Transcon
and
its
creditors
maintained
interests
and,
indeed,
did
not
place
any
value
at
all
on
considerable
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
being
conveyed
to
New
Prime.
100. By
over-‐allocating
value
to
the
real
property
in
which
Hrobuchak
and
his
family
maintained
personal
interests,
Hrobuchak
defrauded
Transcon
and
its
creditors
by
conveying
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
funds
New
Prime
paid
for
purposes
of
acquiring
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
intangibles,
to
himself
and
his
family
members.
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101. At
closing,
Hrobuchak
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets,
e.g.,
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
the
sale
of
his
parcel
of
real
property
to
New
Prime.
102. Hrobuchak
did
not
provide
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
that
property
of
the
estate.
103. At
closing,
S&M
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets,
e.g.,
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
the
sale
of
his
parcel
of
real
property
to
New
Prime.
104. S&M
did
not
provide
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
that
property
of
the
estate.
105. At
closing,
Lily
Lake
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets,
e.g.,
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
the
sale
of
his
parcel
of
real
property
to
New
Prime.
106. Lily
Lake
did
not
provide
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
that
property
of
the
estate.
107. The
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
was
conveyed
with
the
specific
intent
to
hinder,
delay,
or
defraud
Transcon’s
creditors
and
thereby
enrich
Hrobuchak
and
his
family
at
the
expense
of
those
creditors.
108. Alternatively,
the
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
left
Transcon
insolvent.
109. Alternatively,
the
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
left
Transcon
with
unreasonably
small
capital
such
that
Transcon
would
be
obviously
unable
to
satisfy
the
claims
of
its
creditors.
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110. Following
Lily
Lake’s
receipt
of
its
portion
of
the
closing
price
under
the
APRE,
Lily
Lake
made
a
final
distribution
of
trust
assets
among
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
and
terminated.
111. Thus,
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
fraudulent
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
was
subsequently
transferred
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
i.e.,
Hrobuchak,
Mrs.
Hrobuchak,
Nichole
Hrobuchak,
Stephen
Hrobuchak,
and
David
Hrobuchak.
112. Following
that
distribution,
certain
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
settled
the
Cook
Island
Trust
with
property
of
the
estate
Lily
Lake
had
received
by
means
of
the
fraudulent
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property.
113. Accordingly,
whether
as
initial
transferees
or
as
subsequent
transferees,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
and
the
Cook
Island
Trust
are
each
in
possession
of
property
of
the
estate
subject
to
recovery
as
a
fraudulent
conveyance.
and
to
maintain
as
confidential
the
valuable
business
information,
including
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
employee
information,
and
other
vital
business
information
New
Prime
had
acquired
from
Transcon.
115. New
Prime
paid
Cherry
Marine
an
additional
$60,000.00
as
consideration
both
for
the
promises
Cherry
Marine
and
Hrobuchak
provided
in
the
Covenant
and
as
compensation
for
its
employment
of
Cherry
Marine,
in
the
person
of
Hrobuchak,
for
a
six-‐month
period.
116. The
$1,000,000.00
sum
that
New
Prime
paid
Cherry
Marine
was
paid
in
connection with property that, as far as the APA was concerned, had no value, i.e.,
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Transcon’s
customer
lists,
vendor
lists,
trade
secrets,
pricing,
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property.
117. As
also
explained
above,
however,
shortly
after
the
transaction,
New
Prime
specifically
noted
its
acquisition
of
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property.
118. It
is
therefore
believed
and
alleged
that
the
value
New
Prime
transferred
to
Cherry
Marine
was
transferred
in
consideration
of
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property.
119. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
Hrobuchak
extended
the
promises
in
the
Covenant
through
Cherry
Marine
for
fraudulent
purposes.
120. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that,
with
the
knowing
assistance
of
asset
protection
professionals
as
described
below,
Hrobuchak
schemed
to
funnel
the
proceeds
of
Transcon’s
sale
of
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
to
Cherry
Marine,
such
that
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
would
profit
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
121. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
New
Prime
was
a
knowing
participant
in
Hrobuchak’s
fraudulent
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
to
Cherry
Marine
such
that
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
would
profit
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
122. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that,
in
exchange
for
its
knowing
participation
in
Hrobuchak’s
scheme,
New
Prime
acquired
certain
of
Transcon’s
assets,
including
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
at
a
substantial
discount
to
their
actual
value.
123. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
Cherry
Marine
was
a
knowing
participant
in
Hrobuchak’s
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
to
Cherry
Marine
such
that
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
would
profit
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
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124. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that,
in
his
capacity
as
Transcon’s
CEO,
defendant
Davis
was
a
knowing
participant
in
Hrobuchak’s
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
to
Cherry
Marine
such
that
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
would
profit
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
125. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
defendant
Davis
received
some
form
of
remuneration
for
his
cooperation
in
Hrobuchak’s
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
to
Cherry
Marine
such
that
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
would
profit
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
it
received
in
exchange
for
the
assets
being
sold
under
the
APA.
131. Hrobuchak’s
interest
in
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
to
(a)
maximize
the
value
received
in
exchange
for
the
real
estate
being
sold
under
the
APRE;
(b)
maximize
the
value
he
could
divert
from
Transcon
to
himself
and
entities
he
controlled;
and
(c)
protect
personal
assets
from
the
risk
they
would
be
sought
by
creditors
of
Transcon
in
the
wake
of
a
transaction
that
left
Transcon
insolvent.
132. In
short,
the
interests
of
Transcon
and
Hrobuchak
were,
as
far
as
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
concerned,
directly
adverse.
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133. Despite
the
obvious
adversity
between
Hrobuchak
and
Transcon
as
regards
the
New
Prime
transactions,
Hrobuchak
testified
that
neither
Kalnis
nor
Duggan
ever
advised
him
(or,
necessarily,
Transcon)
of
the
risks
attending
HTD’s
dual
representation
of
Hrobuchak
and
Transcon.
134. Based
on
Hrobuchak’s
testimony
and
the
manner
in
which
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
structured,
it
is
believed,
and
therefore,
alleged
that
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HDR
failed
to
protect
the
interests
of
their
client,
Transcon,
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction.
135. It
is
further
believed
and
alleged
that
the
failure
of
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HDR
to
protect
Transcon’s
interest
in
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
intentional
and
undertaken
for
purposes
of
maximizing
Hrobuchak’s
gain
and
their
own
fee.
136. Based
on
Hrobuchak’s
testimony
and
the
manner
in
which
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
structured,
it
is
believed,
and
therefore,
alleged
that
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
knowingly
assisted
in
the
development
of
a
fraudulent
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
away
from
Transcon
and
its
creditors
and
to
Hrobuchak,
his
family,
and
other
entities
in
which
Hrobuchak
maintained
a
financial
interest.
137. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HDR
affirmatively
worked
with
Hrobuchak,
New
Prime
and
New
Prime’s
counsel
to
funnel
assets
away
from
Transcon
and
its
creditors
despite
the
facts
that
HDR
represented
Transcon
in
a
transaction
adverse
to
Hrobuchak
and
New
Prime.
138. Based
on
Hrobuchak’s
testimony
and
the
manner
in
which
the
New
Prime
transaction
was
structured,
it
is
believed,
and
therefore,
alleged
that
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
knowingly
assisted
in
the
execution
of
a
fraudulent
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
away
from
Transcon
and
its
creditors
and
to
Hrobuchak,
his
family,
and
other
entities
in
which
Hrobuchak
maintained
a
financial
interest.
139. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that,
in
exchange
for
their
knowing assistance in the development and execution of Hrobuchak’s fraudulent scheme,
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Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
received
remuneration
in
the
form
of
a
fee
for
services,
the
amount
and
form
of
which
is
currently
unknown.
140. Hrobuchak
has
also
testified
that
he
was
referred
to
HTD
by
a
Boston
accountant
he
located
during
the
course
of
an
internet
search.
The
identity
of
that
accountant
being
the
subject
of
uncertainty
despite
Hrobuchak’s
promise
to
provide
the
information,
the
accountant
is
joined
here
as
John
Doe.
141. It
is
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
Hrobuchak
sought
John
Doe’s
advice
for
purposes
of
developing
and
executing
a
fraudulent
scheme
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
away
from
Transcon
and
its
creditors
and
to
Hrobuchak,
his
family,
and
other
entities
in
which
Hrobuchak
maintained
a
financial
interest.
142. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that
John
Doe
knowingly
participated
in
Hrobuchak’s
fraudulent
scheme
by
referring
Hrobuchak
to
HTD
for
purposes
of
developing
and
executing
a
plan
to
funnel
value
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
away
from
Transcon
and
its
creditors
and
to
Hrobuchak,
his
family,
and
other
entities
in
which
Hrobuchak
maintained
a
financial
interest.
143. It
is
further
believed,
and
therefore
alleged,
that,
in
exchange
for
his
knowing
assistance
in
the
development
and
execution
of
Hrobuchak’s
fraudulent
scheme,
John
Doe
received,
from
Hrobuchak
and/or
HTD,
remuneration
in
the
form
of
a
fee
for
services, the amount and form of which is currently unknown.
144. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
145. New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
and
S&M
intentionally
misrepresented
the
value
of
the
real
estate
New
Prime
was
acquiring
through
the
APRE
by
allocating
an
amount
of
the
total
purchase
price
to
the
real
estate
that
significantly
exceeded
its
market
value.
146. New
Prime
and
Hrobuchak
intentionally
misrepresented
the
value
of
the
Transcon
assets
New
Prime
was
acquiring
pursuant
to
the
APA
by
(1)
intentionally
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excluding
Transcon’s
valuable
goodwill
and
other
intangible
assets
from
the
APA’s
schedules
even
though
New
Prime
was,
in
fact,
acquiring
those
assets
and
(2)
allocating
a
significantly
lower
portion
of
the
purchase
price
to
the
assets
transferred
under
the
APA
than
warranted
by
reference
to
the
value
of
the
assets
actually
transferred.
147. New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
and
Cherry
Marine
intentionally
misrepresented
the
purpose
of
the
Covenant’s
$1,000,000.00
payment
as
being
to
protect
New
Prime
from
competition
and
to
protect
the
confidential
information,
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
New
Prime
had
acquired
from
Transcon.
148. In
reality,
the
$1,000,000.00
payment
New
Prime
made
to
Cherry
Marine
pursuant
to
the
Covenant
was
a
payment
made
on
account
of
New
Prime’s
acquisition
of
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property.
149. Each
of
the
misrepresentations
made
by
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M
and/or
Cherry
Marine
was
memorialized
and
uttered
in
written
documents
prepared
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction.
150. In
addition
to
the
forgoing
affirmative
misrepresentations,
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M
and
Cherry
Marine
all
concealed
material
facts,
including
the
actual
value
of
the
real
estate
being
transferred
under
the
APRE
and
the
reality
that
the
value
New
Prime
was
paying
for
Transcon’s
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
was
being
diverted
to
Cherry
Marine
for
the
personal
benefit
of
Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak.
151. New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine
intended
that
Transcon
rely
on
the
foregoing
misrepresentations
as
accurately
reflecting
the
nature
of
the
Transcon
assets
transferred
to
New
Prime,
the
value
properly
attributable
to
those
assets,
the
value
properly
attributable
to
the
real
estate
New
Prime
was
acquiring,
and
the
purpose
of
the
Cherry
Marine
Covenant.
152. Transcon
did
rely
on
the
foregoing
misrepresentations
accurately
reflecting
the
nature
of
the
Transcon
assets
transferred
to
New
Prime,
the
value
properly
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attributable
to
those
assets,
the
value
properly
attributable
to
the
real
estate
New
Prime
was
acquiring,
and
the
purpose
of
the
Cherry
Marine
Covenant.
153. Because
the
New
Prime
transaction
resulted
in
Transcon
failing
to
receive
any
value
in
connection
with
the
transfer
of
perhaps
its
most
valuable
assets,
i.e.,
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
Transcon
incurred
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial
(but
in
no
event
less
than
the
full
value,
as
of
December
3,
2007,
of
the
assets
transferred),
as
a
proximate
result
of
its
reliance
on
the
forgoing
misrepresentations
of
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine.
154. New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine
each
profited
as
a
direct
result
of
the
foregoing
misrepresentations,
which
were
specifically
intended
to
enrich
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
155. The
conduct
of
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M
and
Cherry
Marine
was
intentional
and
outrageous
such
as
supports
an
award
of
exemplary
damages.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
requests
that
the
Court
enter
a
judgment
in
Transcon’s
favor
finding
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M
and
Cherry
Marine
liable
for
their
fraudulent
misrepresentation
and
awarding
Transcon
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
punitive
damages,
and
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
156. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
157. As
set
forth
above,
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine
made
fraudulent
misrepresentations
on
which
Transcon
relied
to
its
detriment
when
it
executed
the
APA.
158. New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine
combined
with
a
common purpose to perform the unlawful act of defrauding Transcon and, by extension,
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its
creditors,
out
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets,
including
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
assets.
159. The
misrepresentations
contained
in
the
APA,
the
APRE,
and
the
Covenant
constitute
overt
acts
committed
in
pursuit
of
the
common
unlawful
purpose.
160. As
explained
above,
as
a
result
of
its
reliance
on
the
misrepresentations
of
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Cherry
Marine,
Transcon
has
suffered
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial
but
in
no
event
less
than
the
full
value,
as
of
December
3,
2007,
of
the
assets
transferred,
including
the
full
value
of
its
goodwill
and
other
valuable
intangible
property.
161. On
information
and
belief,
defendants
Doe,
Davis,
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
combined
with
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
and/or
Cherry
Marine
in
furtherance
of
the
scheme
to
defraud
Transcon
and,
by
extension,
its
creditors,
out
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets,
including
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
assets.
162. On
information
and
belief,
defendant
Doe
committed
an
overt
act
in
furtherance
of
the
conspiracy
when,
after
learning
of
Hrobuchak’s
fraudulent
intent,
Doe
referred
Hrobuchak
to
HDR
for
legal
assistance
with
his
scheme.
163. On
information
and
belief,
defendant
Davis
committed
an
overt
act
in
furtherance
of
the
conspiracy
when
Davis
assisted
New
Prime
and
Hrobuchak
in
their
efforts
to
misallocate
value
between
the
APA
and
APRE
and
thereby
funnel
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
to
Hrobuchak,
his
family,
and
entities
in
which
he
maintained
a
financial
interest.
164. On
information
and
belief,
defendants
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
committed
overt
acts
in
furtherance
of
the
conspiracy
when
they
agreed
to
represent
both
Transcon
and
Hrobuchak,
as
well
as
the
entities
he
controlled,
for
purposes
of
benefiting
Hrobuchak
(and
themselves)
at
the
expense
of
Transcon
and
its
creditors.
165. On
information
and
belief,
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
committed
additional
overt acts by advising Hrobuchak with respect to the misallocation of value between the
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APA
and
APRE,
the
creation
of
and
entry
into
the
Covenant
between
New
Prime
and
Cherry
Marine,
the
post-‐closing
dissolution
of
Lily
Lake,
the
creation
and
funding
of
the
Cook
Island
Trust,
and
numerous
other
legal
strategies
designed
to
protect
assets
siphoned
out
of
Transcon
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction.
166. Transcon
suffered
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial
(but
in
no
event
less
than
the
full
value,
as
of
December
3,
2007,
of
the
assets
transferred)
as
a
proximate
result
of
defendants’
conspiracy
to
defraud
Transcon.
167. The
conspiratorial
conduct
of
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
Cherry
Marine,
Davis,
Doe,
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
was
intentional
and
outrageous
such
as
supports
an
award
of
exemplary
damages.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
requests
that
the
Court
enter
a
judgment
in
Transcon’s
favor
finding
New
Prime,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
Cherry
Marine,
Davis,
Doe,
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
liable
for
conspiracy
to
defraud
and
awarding
Transcon
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
punitive
damages,
and
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
168. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
169. Transcon
received
far
less
than
reasonably
equivalent
value
in
connection
with
the
transfer
of
its
assets.
170. Indeed,
Transcon
received
no
consideration
at
all
in
connection
with
the
transfer
of
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
to
New
Prime.
171. The
transaction
with
New
Prime
was
made
with
the
specific
intent
to
hinder,
delay
or
defraud
Transcon’s
existing
creditors
and,
in
so
doing,
enrich
Hrobuchak
and
his
family
at
the
expense
of
those
creditors.
172. Accordingly,
the
transfer
of
Transcon’s
assets,
including
the
transfer
of
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
was
constructively
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
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creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover
the
value
of
the
transfers
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
respectfully
requests
that
this
Court
enter
a
judgment
ordering
that
New
Prime
turn
over,
for
the
benefit
of
the
estate,
the
full
value
of
assets,
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
New
Prime
received
without
payment
of
consideration,
together
with
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
173. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
174. Transcon
received
far
less
than
reasonably
equivalent
value
in
connection
with
the
transfer
of
its
assets.
175. Indeed,
Transcon
received
no
consideration
at
all
in
connection
with
the
transfer
of
its
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
to
New
Prime.
176. The
transaction
with
New
Prime
resulted
in
Transcon’s
insolvency,
i.e.,
left
Transcon
in
a
financial
condition
such
that
the
sum
of
its
debts
exceeded
all
of
Transcon’s
remaining
property
at
a
fair
valuation.
177. Alternatively,
the
transaction
with
New
Prime
left
Transcon
with
unreasonably
small
capital
such
that
Transcon
would
be
obviously
unable
to
satisfy
the
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
New
Prime
received
without
payment
of
consideration,
together
with
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
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COUNT
V
–
FRAUDULENT
TRANSFER
PURSUANT
TO
11
U.S.C.
§
548(a)(1)(A)
(versus
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
Cook
Island
Trust)
179. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
180. Upon
closing
of
the
APRE,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
the
sale
of
real
property
to
New
Prime.
181. Neither
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
nor
Lily
Lake
provided
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
the
property
of
the
estate
they
received
in
connection
with
the
APRE.
182. The
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
was
conveyed
with
the
specific
intent
to
hinder,
delay,
or
defraud
Transcon’s
creditors
and
thereby
enrich
Hrobuchak
and
his
family
at
the
expense
of
those
creditors.
183. Accordingly,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake’s
receipt
of
property
of
the
estate
was
the
product
of
a
transfer
that
was
intentionally
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover
the
value
of
the
transfer
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
184. Through
a
distribution,
Lily
Lake
subsequently
transferred
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
the
property
of
the
estate
it
received
in
connection
with
the
APRE.
185. Lily
Lake
received
no
consideration
for
the
property
of
the
estate
it
transferred
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries.
186. Nor
did
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
receive
the
transfer
in
good
faith
without
knowledge
of
the
voidability
of
the
transfer.
187. Accordingly,
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries’
received
property
of
the
estate
that
the
initial
transferees
received
as
the
result
of
product
of
a
transfer
that
was
intentionally
fraudulent as to Transcon’s creditors and, as such, the Liquidating Agent is entitled to
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recover
the
value
of
the
property
of
the
estate
that
Lily
Lake
distributed
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
188. On
information
and
belief,
certain
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
including,
at
least,
Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak,
subsequently
transferred
all
or
a
portion
of
the
property
of
the
estate
they
received
from
Lily
Lake
to
the
Cook
Island
Trust.
189. The
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
who
transferred
property
of
the
estate
to
the
Cook
Island
Trust
received
no
consideration
for
the
property
of
the
estate.
190. Nor
did
the
Cook
Island
Trust
receive
the
property
of
the
estate
in
good
faith
without
knowledge
of
the
voidability
of
the
transfer.
191. Accordingly,
the
Cook
Island
Trust
received
property
of
the
estate
that
the
initial
and
mediate
transferees
received
as
the
result
of
a
transfer
that
was
intentionally
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover,
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate,
the
value
of
the
property
of
the
estate
that
Lily
Lake
transferred
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
respectfully
requests
that
this
Court
enter
a
judgment
requiring
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
and
the
Cook
Island
Trust
to
turn
over
for
the
benefit
of
the
estate
the
full
value
of
the
assets,
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
they
received
as
a
result
of
the
intentional
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
the
APRE,
together with all such other relief as the Court deems just and proper.
192. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
193. Upon
closing
of
the
APRE,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to
Transcon’s
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
the
sale
of
real
property
to New Prime.
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194. Neither
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
nor
Lily
Lake
provided
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
the
property
of
the
estate
they
received
in
connection
with
the
APRE.
195. The
transaction
through
which
property
of
the
estate
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
real
property
left
Transcon
insolvent,
i.e.,
left
Transcon
in
a
financial
condition
such
that
the
sum
of
its
debts
exceeded
all
of
Transcon’s
remaining
property
at
a
fair
valuation.
196. Alternatively,
the
transaction
through
which
property
of
the
estate
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake
by
means
of
the
over-‐
allocation
of
value
to
real
property
left
Transcon
with
unreasonably
small
capital
such
that
Transcon
would
be
obviously
unable
to
satisfy
the
claims
of
its
creditors.
197. Accordingly,
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
and
Lily
Lake’s
receipt
of
property
of
the
estate
was
the
product
of
a
transfer
that
was
constructively
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover
the
value
of
the
transfer
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
198. Through
a
distribution,
Lily
Lake
subsequently
transferred
to
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
the
property
of
the
estate
it
received
in
connection
with
the
APRE.
199. Lily
Lake
received
no
consideration
for
the
property
of
the
estate
it
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202. On
information
and
belief,
certain
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
including,
at
least,
Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak,
subsequently
transferred
all
or
a
portion
of
the
property
of
the
estate
they
received
from
Lily
Lake
to
the
Cook
Island
Trust.
203. The
Cook
Island
Trust
paid
no
consideration
for
the
property
of
the
estate
it
received
from
certain
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries.
204. Nor
did
the
Cook
Island
Trust
receive
the
property
of
the
estate
in
good
faith
without
knowledge
of
the
voidability
of
the
transfer.
205. Accordingly,
the
Cook
Island
Trust
received
property
of
the
estate
that
the
initial
and/or
mediate
transferees
received
in
connection
with
a
transfer
intentionally
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover,
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate,
the
value
of
the
property
of
the
estate
that
certain
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries
transferred
to
the
Cook
Island
Trust.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
respectfully
requests
that
this
Court
enter
a
judgment
requiring
Hrobuchak,
S&M,
the
Lily
Lake
Beneficiaries,
and
the
Cook
Island
Trust
to
turn
over
for
the
benefit
of
the
estate
the
full
value
of
the
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
they
received
as
a
result
of
the
intentional
over-‐allocation
of
value
to
the
APRE,
together
with
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
206. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
207. Upon
receipt
of
the
$1,000,000.00
payment
made
under
the
Covenant,
Cherry
Marine
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to,
and,
on
information
and
belief,
paid
on
account
of,
Transcon’s
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
promises
made
by
Cherry
Marine
and
Hrobuchak
in
his
individual
capacity.
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208. Cherry
Marine
did
not
provide
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
the
property
of
the
estate
it
received
in
connection
with
the
Covenant.
209. The
property
of
the
estate
that
was
conveyed
without
consideration
to
Cherry
Marine,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to,
and,
on
information
and
belief,
paid
on
account
of,
Transcon’s
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
was
conveyed
to
Cherry
Marine
with
the
specific
intent
to
hinder,
delay,
or
defraud
Transcon’s
creditors
and
thereby
enrich
Cherry
Marine
and
its
ownership
at
the
expense
of
those
creditors.
210. Accordingly,
Cherry
Marine’s
receipt
of
property
of
the
estate
was
the
product
of
a
transfer
that
was
intentionally
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover
the
value
of
the
transfer
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
211. Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak
each
own
50%
of
the
interests
of
Cherry
Marine
and
are
liable
for
the
recovery
and
return
of
any
of
the
property
each
may
have
received
from
Cherry
Marine.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
respectfully
requests
that
this
Court
enter
a
judgment
against
Cherry
Marine,
Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak
awarding
plaintiff
the
$1,000,000.00
Cherry
Marine
received
as
payment
for
Transcon’s
assets
including
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
without
consideration,
together
with
any
and
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
212. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
213. Upon
receipt
of
the
$1,000,000.00
payment
made
under
the
Covenant,
Cherry
Marine
received
property
of
the
estate,
in
the
form
of
value
properly
attributable
to,
and,
on
information
and
belief,
paid
on
account
of,
Transcon’s
assets
including
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goodwill
and
other
intangible
property,
in
exchange
for
promises
made
by
Cherry
Marine
and
Hrobuchak
in
his
individual
capacity.
214. Cherry
Marine
did
not
provide
Transcon
with
any
consideration,
let
alone
reasonably
equivalent
consideration,
in
exchange
for
the
property
of
the
estate
it
received
in
connection
with
the
Covenant.
215. The
payment
Cherry
Marine
received
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction,
resulted
in
Transcon’s
insolvency,
i.e.,
left
Transcon
in
a
financial
condition
such
that
the
sum
of
its
debts
exceeded
all
of
Transcon’s
remaining
property
at
a
fair
valuation.
216. Alternatively,
the
payment
Cherry
Marine
received
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction,
left
Transcon
with
unreasonably
small
capital
such
that
Transcon
would
be
obviously
unable
to
satisfy
the
claims
of
its
creditors.
217. Accordingly,
the
payment
Cherry
Marine
received
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction,
was
constructively
fraudulent
as
to
Transcon’s
creditors
and,
as
such,
the
Liquidating
Agent
is
entitled
to
recover
the
value
of
the
transfers
for
the
benefit
of
the
Transcon
estate.
218. Hrobuchak
and
Mrs.
Hrobuchak
each
own
50%
of
the
interests
of
Cherry
Marine
and
are
liable
for
the
recovery
and
return
of
any
of
the
property
each
may
have
219. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
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220. Transcon
employed
Kalnis
and
HTD
as
counsel
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction.
221. By
virtue
of
that
employment,
Kalnis
and
HTD
owed
Transcon
a
duty
to
exercise
the
ordinary
skill
and
knowledge
with
which
an
attorney
is
charged.
222. By
undertaking
the
representation
of
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
in
the
same
transaction
and
actively
promoting
Hrobuchak’s
interests
at
the
expense
of
Transcon’s
interests,
Kalnis
and
HTD
failed
to
exercise
the
ordinary
skill
and
knowledge
with
which
an
attorney
is
charged.
223. Indeed,
by
undertaking
the
representation
of
Hrobuchak
and
the
entities
he
controlled
in
the
same
transaction
and
actively
promoting
Hrobuchak’s
interests
at
the
expense
of
Transcon’s
interests,
Kalnis
and
HTD
intentionally
harmed
Transcon’s
interests.
224. As
a
proximate
result
of
the
negligence
of
Kalnis
and
HTD,
Transcon
was
damaged
by
not
receiving
any
fair
value
for
its
assets,
including
the
goodwill
and
other
intangible
property
that
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
assisted
Hrobuchak
in
funneling
to
himself
and
other
entities
in
which
he
maintained
a
financial
interest.
225. Not
only
was
the
conduct
of
Kalnis
and
HTD
negligent,
that
conduct
was
intentional
and
outrageous
such
that
exemplary
damages
are
warranted.
WHEREFORE
plaintiff
requests
that
the
Court
enter
a
judgment
in
Transcon’s
favor
finding
Kalnis,
Duggan,
and
HTD
liable
for
professional
negligence/legal
malpractice
and
awarding
Transcon
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
punitive
damages,
and
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
226. Plaintiff
incorporates
all
the
foregoing
paragraphs
of
its
complaint
as
though
fully
set
forth
herein.
227. Hrobuchak and Davis were each officers and/or directors of Transcon.
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228. As
officers
and/or
directors,
Hrobuchak
and
Davis
each
owed
Transcon
a
fiduciary
duty
to
protect
the
interests
of
Transcon
were
protected
by
realizing
the
full
and
fair
value
for
the
assets
Transcon
sold
to
New
Prime.
229. Hrobuchak
and
Davis
each
breached
their
fiduciary
duties
to
Transcon
in
connection
with
the
New
Prime
transaction
by
participating
in
the
misallocation
of
value
and
the
diversion
of
assets
as
set
forth
above.
230. The
conduct
of
Hrobuchak
and
Davis
was
intentional
and
outrageous
such
that
exemplary
damages
are
warranted.
WHEREFORE,
plaintiff
requests
that
the
Court
enter
a
judgment
in
Transcon’s
favor
finding
Hrobuchak
and
Davis
liable
for
breach
of
fiduciary
duty
and
awarding
Transcon
actual
damages
in
an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
punitive
damages,
and
all
such
other
relief
as
the
Court
deems
just
and
proper.
Jury
Demand
231. Plaintiff
demands
a
trial
by
jury
of
all
issues
in
this
case
so
triable.
Dated:
February
26,
2010
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