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ALL INGREDIENTS PLUS INC.. Date Purchased
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Plaintiff. Plamtilldesignates
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PRO STAR LOGISTICS, INC.. KEN GIBSON Ihe basis of the Lll(l('
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MATTHEW WILLIAMS and ROADRUNNER plaintitï I)l,'IL'L'
4 place ofbusiness
TRANSPURTATION SERVICES, li( ..
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SOBIONS WITH
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Plaintiffs business address:
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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
. to the coinphunt in this action and to serve
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itCOpy your answer. or. if thecomplaint is not served with this suinmons. to sene a notice of
.' 20days i
appearatice.on the Plaintiffs Attorneys within afteithe
~ serviceofthissunanions.exclusive
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ul the day of service (or within 30
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.it«i the senice is complete if this sunmions is not
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perSonIll l) deh Vered to you Within the StiiteofNewL('(YorkJ. snit in
.l.'I(t case ofyour liiilureto appettror I
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answer. judgment will be taken against you by default for the reliefdemanded in the computint.
Dated: Huntington Station. New York
March
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ZBBIERMAN LAW, P.C.
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Robert V.idnais. Of
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Defendants<
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SERVICES, INC.
4900
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South >'
Pennsylvania
<'it Avenue
P.O. 13ox S903
Cudah . Wl531 10-8903
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Complaint ci»b',
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SUPREME COURT OF l HE STATE OF NEW YORK
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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.Xi.l. INGREDIENTS PLUS INC.. Inde.s No. 151848 (4
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PlaintifE
AMENDED
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-against- I.:Y14'1'
-'1'?(ILil1Sl-l- VERIFIED COMPLAINT
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PRO STAR LOGISTICS. INC.,..KEN GI13SON.
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MATTHFW WILLl/\MS and ROADRUNN1 '.R
TRANSPURTATION SERVICES. INC.. ..
Defendants.
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Plaintiff. ALL INGREDIENTS PLUS INC....b /immerman I.aw. P.C.. .,<.;«'tt'tel'
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INGREDIENTS"), ..) . was and stillisi r
u domestic corporation .
duly organi/.ed
r and '
existing under<.'
and
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by virtue of the laws of the State of New York.
SECOND:
,.>I'.(.ONI): That upon information i))1(l
and belieE at alltimes
ol'
foreign corporation duly organized and existing under and by v irtueof the laws .'i of
the . >I;Ite
State
.>1;1teof
(Itah.
TillRD: That upon information and helieE at alltimes .herein mentioned. the
defendants. KEN GlBSON and MATTHEW WII.I
.'>''I.'>L'I"I'll . IAMS
. nere
. and stillare principal owners of
defendant. PRO
ilcI'ctiLI;tilt.
i!efe11(!;)I) STAR.
FOURTH: That upon information and belieE..'llat
all
.>11 times
.>!! herein mentioned. the
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FIFTH: That upon crt'>»„,>t>r
information and belief.at an .»«'«
times herein mentioned. the
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defendant, ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION .)
SERVICES, INC. .! (hereinafter
"ROADRL was is
. corporation Llndoi'
NNER"), and stiH a li>reign Jub
(Jul oruani ed and existine under
and by „ «' of
(..!irtue LJ1(.'
!I>«' laws .
the of /I>«' State
the of Wiscon.sin.
~>IX
SlXTll: That upon information > and belief.
. and all
,>li
,>:lr.: at times and
,» i)!;>t.'i'
places .
occI'
herein mentioned. the defendant. KEN GlBSON exercised dominion
(lonlulion and control over
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defendant. ..PRO STAR li>rpersonal
. gain
,, and
.: .:,to
the Jeirimen:
.. . . of ,X 1.1.1NG REDIENTS.
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SEVENTH: I That upon inli>rmation and behel. :n all
.IJJ
.'.:umes herein
I'!» mentioned, the
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defendant. KEN GlBSON treated. recognized,/'Cr
«';'itr.'Il. and used
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.
funds...I assets.
lacilities. bank accounts
and allother assets
,'!of PRO STAR
.) .'..'...',''
interchangeably.
.» mov
.''. ed fund s and '
a,3ct3
.: ~ inand
.» . out of the PRO
[Jlc;lite)'
illtci' i(>l' lil'
STAR as
.>i
.(sthe alter ego of each othei. and
..>nit
..(n(J toed the aoen
.>»ci .un! .cn>tici
laedit;es wr the benetit of KEN
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GlBSON.
EIGHTH: That all of the transfers, assignments business
iillll
and dealings between or
<>thcl'
among PRO STAR
.0 rkl( and KEN GlBSON were 'designed and intended to benefit each other and
lie;iltc)' tcl' tl'<' I'
were the alter egos of each other. treating the 3ame totany jocreaneeably.
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.! . regardless of the origin
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ol'
iul'('>>'funds
or source of any or assets
L
.'NINTil: That upon inli)rmation and beliel. the detendant.
clclcn>l'Int.KEN GlBSON (
arrogated to himselfeomplete control and management of PRO .
STAR.
. manipulated the books.
Ihcic;>ItcI'
accounts. credits and records and <>slii
deposits
.'Illat of PRO NTAR. and theicaller n ronglully and
deliberately entered into a shipping agreement with All ING
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.Xl.l. REDIENTS for the transportation
Dict;ti(' lntlilitl'»'
oJ
(>Icert')in
cei tilln
cxt>';tcts
cxtl'atcLs(Illd
tnd p()N'(lcf'4
po(cdcrs u:e(J
ti.'icil
in
illthc c
f)Ict;tl . >Ilppl>.nlcnt
Suppl »)cnt Jn(lu.t)i ti>
to pl;iintilt
phnntl II is coll!Il~<>nce.
consi nee,
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Global 1lealing Center l.P (hereinaller Global Ilealine . r./
located at
.» 19 t 7I t nix i,'ersitylr'
Drive.
Phoenix. r!
Ari/.ona 85034.
TENTH: That upon inli>rmation and belief,
. and
,!.,Iat all
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tintes and places
.ri:r! ,1«
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herein mentioned. the defendant. MATTIiEW Wll 1.1AMS .,«'1..
exercised i!ri'».»!rrt.
dominion and control
over rl PRO > .'%le
STAll .' . '.:,'
defendant, forpersonal gain and to the Jetrunent ~ ~
of All
rl.l. 1NGREDIENTS.
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ElIVENTil: r,'.I upon
1hat . information
'i!, r and r .'.
hehef. at alltimes herein ' mentioned. the
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<1Al"I'HL'>>>>>' i' >>i/
recognized and ..
used the 'funds. ...
assets. lacilities.
ll' <)I'
'i'.'>ss't.'
bank accounts and all other assets of
rri!1."!,!iii'1 PRO STAR ..:..!:
.>>.Ie interchangeably.
..moved
,'.!, funds .,
and assets in and
>t'
out.1 ofthe PRO STAR
.> as the alter
.lri ego of each other. ane u 1 the ...'
.1ssets and lacilities
. li>rthe
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A'I" I'.M'
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benefit of MATTllEW
.1
.'> W1111AMs. >
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TWELFTH:
. That all of the transfers. assignment.s
.>s~>~~»»>co>i
.»»«.:',i..!
and business dealings between or ..
->'
.!»i.rri..:
,''>nlo»I'
among PRO STAR.'.>and MATT11EW ½ IlllAMS
~ were
... "
Jesigned and...'
intended to benefit each
other alld Were the alter egos of each othei. treatine tlie sune tot.tl!yinterchangeably. regardless
i' ui' ' ' '
of the origin or .'<
source of any funds or assets
TlilRTEENTH: That upon inti>rmation and belief. the defendant. MATTllEW
'll' iiti'
ittr'
Wil.1.1AMS arrogated to himselfcomplete control .ii
and management o1 PRO .i.'i
STAR.
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manipulated the books. .;ice
accounts. credits .n>
and records and i,*
.tepasis
it 1 PRO S1AR. and thereafter
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wrongfully and
.'>»(I deliberatelyentered into a shipping agreement with .
Al 1 INGREDIENTS
~ for
I>alt>str»'
the transportation ofcertain extracts and powders used in the Dietary Supplement Industry to
plaintif fs consignee. Global Ilealing Center I P thereinalter Global
l1leahng7
>li>l~,>l located at 1917 li
Uniser.sity <»'
<'>i>t'r1)rive. Phoenis. \rizona 850.i4
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the defendants. . PRO STAR, KEN GIHSON and MATTHEW Wil.LIAMS..jointly and
tll(.' Cr'
1>ever'
severally. with the wrongful intention of profiting trom the .!
alivresaid shipment w hite never
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itl>del'
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intending to fulfillitsobligations under said contract <»! (I<,hired and engaged the defendant,
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ROADRUNNER. at the direction. and instruction of PRO STAR, 1 pick up and deliver the
,>J<>l'cr>1cr)tr(>l)('>I
aforementioned extracts and powders to ~ consignee.
Plaintiffs < .
Global l lealing.
SIXTEENTH: That upon information and belief.the shipment at issue in thisaction
(1.'>I
SE OF ACTION AGAINSI
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->((,'AIXS'I PRO STAR AND
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(llREACH OF CONTRACT)
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SEVENTEENT11: Plaintiffs repeat. reiterate and reallege .;i
each and ev ery allegation
i" ·
heretoli3re had herein contained in paragraphs FIRST through SlXTEENTil", inclusive, of
1'till('
the Complaint with the same force and
.indefleet as it fullyset li>rthherein at length
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EIGHTEENTH: On or about April 12.. 2017 the Jefendants.
.I PRO .i'I
STAR, KEN
III'.0'
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GillSON and MATTHEW Wil.1.1AMS
~ entered ' into a il>ll>pill"
shipping agreement
.i''iccnlcnt with 11.I.
.i>
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INDGREDIENTS, pursuant 1 a Bill Of 1.ading No.: .:
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'-t.), .;>»>1
annexed hereto and made a part
hereof as Exhibit
.xhlhlt A".. for the transportation of certain extracts and powders to plaintilFs.>
consignee. Global Healing. .
NINETEENTH:
. Pursuant to the terms of tlleAgreement the
.'v:!>«cl)!cliri extracts .>I>d powders
and
were to he shipped pursuant to a Bill 01 Lading (see Exhibit
„s . r ).
ol' .? Ar
Agreement
@cement
I'v>>iLr!NTIETII:
I'A>EXTIE'I'Il: hat
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h ithet'clot()l
llerel(>t'ulc
c ilnil
a>1d oil
ol> or 'th()ut
>>ho(lt it
.april
pl lI 2.
2t) «
«rhilc
I 7,
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Was l!l llÌlli)lCeand effect.
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eNlraels :ind
. ponders were ditmaµed. Itst or n1iss
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TWENTUFIRST: t hatthe aereed price and Uir .uld
J reasonable
.i!'>.I value of the extracts
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and ponders was $20.050.50. no part of which balance has>..
been paid or credited. ahhough
pa.s ment hasi ('
been Jemanded.
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duly
I'I'
IWEN ( I -
USE(
>I'.(OND: > .)1 the
'II hat
.I;c Pla 1tiffl as~ fo its ~
hilmiticni >
.!.: J;if..:',,I «I
I'ill» er the terms
oi' of'
tlic»Agrccn1»i)t ,u).I
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other«isc
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peri'ortn»(l
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