Silver State Broadcasting, LLC v. Michael Bergner

MEMORANDUM ***

Plaintiffs Silver State Broadcasting, LLC, Royce International Broadcasting Corporation, and Golden State Broadcasting, LLC (collectively, “the Broadcasters”) appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant Michael Jay Bergner on the Broadcasters’ claim that Mr. Bergner breached his fiduciary duty to them by brokering radio-station acquisitions for competitor broadcasters. The Broadcasters argue that the district court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the Broadcasters’ damages as a discovery sanction. In turn, they argue, the district…