G.D. Deal Holdings, LLC v. Baker Energy, Inc.

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a dispute between lessors, G.D. Deal Holdings, LLC, and Girkin Development, LLC. (plaintiffs, collectively) and a lessee, Baker Energy, Inc. (“Baker”), concerning real property and equipment leases pertaining to gasoline stations in Kentucky and Tennessee. Defendants Rohit Sharma and Surinder Multani, Baker’s president and director, respectively, guaranteed Baker’s obligations under the leases at issue. Plaintiffs initiated the present action against Baker, Sharma, and Multani to recover damages that it alleges resulted from Baker’s…