Maggard v. Essar Global Ltd.

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES P. JONES, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Sylvain A. Maggard, has sued the defendants, an international conglomerate and its related entities (herein collectively called “Essar”) for a finder’s fee that he claims is owed him following the $600 million acquisition by Essar of a coal mining company, Trinity Coal Corporation (“Trinity Coal”). Essar agreed that it hired Maggard, but contends that it was only as a consultant. It paid him a monthly salary and expenses and concedes that he was a “valued and valuable member of Essar’s deal team, [who] devoted considerable time…