Lehner Family Business Trust v. United Leasing Corp.

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

In a five count complaint alleging civil conspiracy, conversion, aiding and abetting, tortious interference, and breach of contract, Plaintiff, a business trust, seeks a recovery of $5,000,000 in compensatory, treble, and punitive damages against a corporation, an individual alleged to control the corporation, and a law firm. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant United Leasing Corporation (ULC) has engaged in a number of fraudulent acts in its commercial dealings and with customer accounts. These include the use of a “dummy company,” United Refuse, L.L.C., in various…