STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE v. WYNN RESORTS, LTD.

No. 20-1512.

990 F.3d 31 (2021)

STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE, LLC, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. WYNN RESORTS, LTD.; Wynn MA, LLC; Stephen Wynn; Kimmarie Sinatra; Matthew Maddox; FBT Everett Realty, LLC, Defendants, Appellees, Paul Lohnes, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Storch , with whom Edward Dolido , New York, NY, Storch Byrne LLP, David A. Russcol , Inga S. Bernstein , Boston, MA, and Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP were on brief, for appellant.

Peter A. Biagetti , with whom Samuel M. Starr , Boston, MA, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C., Mark Holscher , Los Angeles, CA, and Kirkland & Ellis LPP were on brief, for appellees Wynn Resorts Ltd., Wynn MA, LLC, and Matthew Maddox.

Aaron M. Katz , with whom Joshua S. Levy , Ropes & Gray LLP, Christopher Weld , Boston, MA, Christian Kiely , and Todd & Weld LLP were on brief, for appellee FBT Everett Realty, LLC.

James N. Kramer , San Francisco, CA, with whom Douglas H. Meal , Christine E. Hanley , Seattle, WA, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP were on brief, for appellee Kimmarie Sinatra.

Joshua C. Sharp , with whom Brian T. Kelly , Boston, MA, and Nixon Peabody LLP were on brief, for appellee Stephen Wynn.

Before Lynch, Thompson, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


In 2014, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (the "Commission") granted a gaming license pursuant to state law to Wynn MA, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (collectively "Wynn"). That license said Wynn would construct a casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Mohegan Sun Massachusetts ("Mohegan") was the disappointed...

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