Summary:
Dash BPO, LLC's brought claims for fraudulent concealment and under various states' UnfairĀ and Deceptive Trade Practices ActsĀ afterĀ its business relationship with Affinity Global deteriorated due to Lindberg's indictment for an unrelated bribery scheme.Ā Ā Affirming dismissal by the the district court,Ā the 4th Circuit held thatĀ Ā Dash BPO hadĀ not pleaded with the necessary particularity to establish a fiduciary or special relationship or active concealment nor had itĀ adequatelyĀ alleged that Affinity and Lindberg fraudulently concealed Lindberg's criminal conduct during their business negotiations, which led to the loss of a lucrative contract with Bank of America.
Commentary:
See the relatedĀ posting regarding the North Carolina Court of Appeals decision atĀ Causey v. Southland.Ā Ā Also theĀ Department of JusticeĀ press releaseĀ after Mr.Ā Lindberg was convicted after a retrialĀ forĀ a bribery scheme involving independent expenditure accounts and improper campaign contributions.
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