Lokan & Associates, Inc. v. American Beef Processing, LLC

¶1 Lokan & Associates, Inc., d/b/a Opti Staffing Group, appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of American Beef Processing, LLC (ABP). ABP entered into a contract with Opti that conditioned payment to Opti on ABP’s hiring an employee based on Opti’s referral. An addendum to the contract was subsequently executed, which stated that ABP would pay Opti for referrals upon ABP’s receiving the federal funds it was seeking. ABP has hired two candidates referred by Opti. However, the parties dispute whether the first candidate, Danny Anderson, was hired before or…