Date: 07-19-2011

Case Style: Abengoa Bioenergy v. Chicago Title Insurance Company

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Court: Circuit Court, St. Louis County, Missouri

Plaintiff's Attorney: Grant Davis, Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C., Kansas City, Missouri

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Description: Abengoa Bioenergy sued Chicago Title Insurance Company on breach of contract and negligence theories claiming that defendant failed to give property notice to a number of property owners entitled to notice on an application for a change of zoning needed in Colwich, Kansas for Plaintiff to build an ethanol plant. As a result of the failure to give property notice, the property owners challenged the change of zoning which forced Plaintiff to move the plant to Granite City, Illinois which delayed the opening of the plant and damaged Plaintiff.

The company had planned to build a plant that would produce up to 100 million gallons of ethanol a year and employ 78 people.

The defenses asserted by Defendant are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $48.3 million.

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