Monsour v. Menu Maker Offers by Francisco Ramos

Menu Maker - 03/14/07 Offer from Monsour to Menu Maker

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:51:49 UTC

$420,000 settlement offer by email.

03/16/07 Menu Maker makes Counter offer for Settlement

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:53:02 UTC

Counter offer for $250,000 to Monsour.

03/14/07 Monsour Rejects offer/Makes counter offer

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:54:24 UTC

Monsour rejected $250,000 offer. Monsour made new offer for $400,000

03/14/07 Menu Maker by email tries to accept rejected offer

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:56:24 UTC

By email, Menu Maker tries to accept rejected offer from Monsour for $250,000. "I was authorized by Mr. Graves to offer $250,000 in settlement."

03/26/07 Monsour tried to negotiate.

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:58:44 UTC

Monsour tried to negotiate by asking defendant (Menu Maker) to raise their offer by $250,000.

03/26/07 Defendant negotiates with Monsour.

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 03:59:55 UTC

Defendants counsel sent email to Monsour saying "I doubt my client would pay more than $300,000 and woudl not accept any ofer that increased the settlement amount by between $50,000 and $75,000."

03/26/07 Monsour negotiated again

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:00:59 UTC

Monsour wrote an email back saying, "IF menu Maker Foods offer $300,000, this firm will recommend the same to the Monsour's."

03/26/07 Menu Maker Negotiates

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:04:14 UTC

Creighton Cox general manager for Menu Maker told plaintiffs counsel that he would recommend his client accept $300,000 if such an offer was advanced by the defendant.

03/26/07 Menu Maker responds to negotiation at 3:51 PM

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:07:07 UTC

Response is that "their client will not pay $300,000 in settlement. They indicated they were getting 'iffy' about his $250,000 offer."

03/26/07 4:55 PM. Email from Plaintiffs counsel

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:08:39 UTC

Plantiffs by email accepts Menu Makers offer of $250,000. The PACA lien has been negotiated down to $50,000 and we will pay it directly from our trust account. You can confirm that with Larru in Florida.

03/27/07 PACA Trust confirms reciept

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:11:33 UTC

PACA trust confirms receipt of 50,000 in settlement.

03/27/07 Plaintiff asks defendants counsel for a release and dismissal

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:12:38 UTC

Monsour's counsel asked defendants counsel for a release and dismissal. Court was notified of the settlement.

03/27/07 at 10:09 a.m. Defense counsel writes email to plaintiff's counsel

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:14:13 UTC

Defendant's counsel wrote email to plaintiffs, that he could not get in contact with his client, and that meant there had been no confirmation of acceptance for the settlement.

03/30/27 Defendant rejects settlement offer

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:15:42 UTC

Defendant formally rejected offer to settle for $250,000

03/26/27 Graves (defendants counsel) rejects offer's by affidavit

framo003314 — 2024-01-30 04:22:54 UTC

Graves states by affidavit that he believed the $300,000 figure was a rejection of a $250,000 settlement offer. He told Cox to inform defense counsel that the company would not accept a $300,000 offer.