The case came to court after the Kaunas Regional Court rejected Grigeo Klaipėda’s lawsuit in April last year. The corrugated board company sought to recoup $ 1.141 million from its former employees. for alleged losses.
Representatives of the company appealed to a higher court.
Grigeo Klaipėda sought to earn over one million euros from former CEO Vidas Beržonskis, production manager Jonas Garalis, ChemTrade LT and its manager Rolandas Palčiauskas, Vaidotas Kizelevičius and Algol Chemicals. Such losses due to the activities of the mentioned persons in purchasing other paints for production were calculated by the experienced Grigeo Klaipėda.
The Kaunas Regional Court dismissed the action.
The Lithuanian Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the lower regional court. The company will have to reimburse litigation costs – 7.5 thousand. euros. He will also have to reimburse the costs incurred in the lower instance – over 31 thousand. euros.
Gintautas Pangonis, President of Grigeo and the main shareholder of the group of companies, explained to Verslo žinios that the “millionth theft” related to the purchase of starch raw materials through the companies established by the former executives of Grigeo Klaipėda and Algol Chemicals and persons related to them allegedly lasted nine years, from 2011 to 2019. spring. Previously, paints and starches were purchased directly from Algol chemicals by Klaipėda Cardboard Company, and after the establishment of UAB ChemTrade LT, raw materials were purchased through this company and its subsidiary Sago Industries LTD.
The company’s lawyer Jūratė Ramanauskaitė stated that the decision could be appealed.
“We are currently delving into the ruling of the Lithuanian Court of Appeal. In all circumstances, we intend to exercise the right to appeal to a higher court. ” 15min the lawyer said in a comment sent.
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