Legal Opinion
Palandjian v. Pahlavi
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 16, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-2199-YPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action, Petros A. Palandjian (“Palandjian”), seeks damages in excess of $30 million on his claims of breach of contract, conversion, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, and breach of fiduciary duty. The defendant, Ashraf Pahlavi (“Pahlavi”), moves for summary judgment on all counts, claiming that the action is barred both by the statute of limitations and by the statute of frauds. For the reasons that follow, Pahlavi’s motion is denied.
I. Background
Palandjian is a dual national Iranian-American citizen who has been a resident of…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Davis v. WakeleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Scarano v. Central R. Co. Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Hendrickson v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Davies v. KrasnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Arcadian Phosphates, Inc., Judas Azuelos, and Eli Sivan v. Arcadian CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Petros A. Palandjian v. Ashraf PahlaviCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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- Miara v. First Allmerica Financial Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- United States v. LevasseurDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
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