COLORADO COFFEE BEAN v. PEABERRY COFFEE

No. 09CA0130.

251 P.3d 9 (2010)

COLORADO COFFEE BEAN, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Double R Coffee, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; MLT Taylor, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Peak Java Company, a Colorado corporation; JFK, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; CZ-DM, Inc., a Colorado corporation; JKKR, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Peak Mountain Coffee, Inc., a Colorado corporation; King Soopers JM, Inc., a Colorado corporation; and ABC Sales, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PEABERRY COFFEE INC., a Colorado corporation; Peaberry Coffee Franchise, Inc.; William I. Tointon; James T. Orr; and Perkins Coie, LLC, a Washington limited liability partnership, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing April 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Podoll & Podoll, P.C., Richard B. Podoll , Robert C. Podoll , Dustin J. Priebe , Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Colorado Coffee Bean, LLC; MLT Taylor, LLC; Peak Java Company; JFK, LLC; CZ-DM, Inc.; JKKR, LLC; Peak Mountain Coffee, Inc.; King Soopers JM, Inc.; and ABC Sales, Inc.

Law Office of D. Bruce Coles, P.C., Donald Coles , Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant Double R Coffee, LLC.

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Hugh Q. Gottschalk , Andrew M. Unthank , Denver, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees Peaberry Coffee, Inc., Peaberry Coffee Franchise, Inc., William I. Tointon, and James T. Orr.

Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, Frederick J. Baumann , Hilary D. Wells , Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee Perkins Coie, LLC.

Campbell Latiolais & Ruebel PC, Casey A. Quillen , Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Civil Justice League.

Faegre & Benson LLP, Heather Carson Perkins , Jeffrey A. Brimer , Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae International Franchise Association.

Hall & Evans, L.L.C., John E. Bolmer , Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae American Association of Franchisees and Dealers.

Campbell Latiolais & Ruebel, P.C., Casey A. Quillen , Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

Roberts Levin Rosenberg, PC, Bradley A. Levin , Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.


Opinion by Judge WEBB.

This case arises from plaintiffs' purchase of Peaberry Coffee franchises. Plaintiffs appeal pretrial orders striking their jury demands and bifurcating the trial. They also appeal the judgment entered following a bench trial dismissing all of their claims against defendants, Peaberry Coffee, Inc. (the parent company); its wholly owned subsidiary, Peaberry Coffee Franchise, Inc. (PCFI); William I. Tointon, the sole shareholder of the parent company...

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