Legal Opinion
Fit Tech, Inc. v. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 1, 2004No. 18-1388PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This appeal, presenting issues of contract law and appellate jurisdiction, arises out of the sale of a business. The principal plaintiffs in the district court, David Laird and Scott Baker, previously owned and operated eight health and fitness centers in New England doing business under several names (e.g., “Planet Fitness”; “Fit Tech”). On April 19, 2002, Laird and Baker executed an “Asset Purchase Agreement” effective as of March 14, 2002, by which defendant Bally — a major owner of such fitness facilities — acquired plaintiffs’ centers. 1
The purchase agreement fixed…
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