(SEATTLE) — Following a monthlong jury trial in Washington State Superior Court (King County), Centerline Logistics and its co-defendants, including CEO Matthew Godden and the company’s co-owner, Macquarie Capital, prevailed on every count brought against them by former CEO Harley Franco.
Franco filed the wrongful-dismissal lawsuit after his employment was terminated for cause by the board of directors of the company, then known as Harley Marine Services. “We are happy to have this baseless lawsuit behind us,” said Godden, “and will now seek reimbursement from Franco for diverted company assets.”
Under Godden’s leadership, Centerline has steadily grown its business and is one of the largest providers of marine transportation services in the United States, with operations along the West Coast, East Coast and Gulf Coast, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.
The defendants were represented at trial by Kevin H. Marino, John D. Tortorella, John A. Boyle and their colleagues at Marino, Tortorella & Boyle P.C., and Kostas Katsiris, Michael Agosta, Emily Seiderman West and their colleagues at Venable LLP.
Click here to read an archived article about the dispute in Professional Mariner.
– Centerline Logistics
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