#3 – $16 million
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: January 16, 2008
Johnson v. Supervalu
Type of Case: Constructive fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress
Court: Richmond Circuit Court
Attorneys: Verbena Askew, Hampton, assisted by Christopher Anderson, Robert Walker, Leonard Lambert and Gina Burgin, all of Richmond
Summary: Jonathan F. Johnson, considered the nation’s most successful minority grocer in the late 1990s, contended that Minneapolis-based Supervalu forced him to buy a grocery chain at an inflated price and then agreed to new financing under a deal that was structured in a way that he could not succeed.
Johnson and his company went out of business in April 2004. The Supreme Court of Virginia granted an appeal on Dec. 17.
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