BAIM v. DUKART

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA EDWARD S. BAIM, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 21-1696 JOEL DUKART, et al., Defendants. PAPPERT, J. August 8, 2022 MEMORANDUM Joel and Michael Dukart offered to purchase four Philadelphia-area McDonald’s restaurants for roughly $19 million from companies controlled by Edward Baim, and the parties eventually came to terms on a sale. Pursuant to a prior agreement with Baim, however, GNS Enterprises 6, LP, whose parent company is GNS Inc., held a right of first refusal to purchase the restaurants. The sale to…