Shrimp importer Blue Sea adds Lees and his 2.5m lbs of scallops
New Bedford, Massachusetts-based seafood veteran John Lees has joined shrimp importer Blue Sea and brought his scallops with him
Long-running Mar-Lees legal battle ends in settlement
A lengthy legal battle between the current owner and the former CEO of New Bedford scallop supplier Mar-Lees Seafood has ended in settlement, a lawyer said
Judge limits counter-claim in Mar-Lees lawsuit
The arguments that John Lees can use at a trial against Julius Numavicius' Mar-Lees Seafood have been limited, but a judge ultimately allowed Lees' counter-claim to stand
Mar-Lees legal claims partially dropped; suit will proceed to trial
Major parts of a lawsuit between the current owner and the former CEO of scallop supplier Mar-Lees Seafood have been tossed by a judge but the matter will proceed to trial
Lees drops counterclaim against terminally ill former Mar-Lees CEO Shahin
John Lees has dropped his counterclaim against former Mar-Lees Seafood CEO Ziad “Zeke” Shahin on 'humanitarian grounds'
Mar-Lees legal battle reaches critical stage; claim dropped against CFO
The long running legal battle between companies linked to 80% Mar-Lees owner Julius Numavicius and the company's former CEO John Lees could head to trial in months
Seatrade buys plant from Mar-Lees for fresh scallop, lobster processing
Seatrade, sister company of East Coast Seafood, confirms to Undercurrent News the long awaited deal for Mar-Lees plant in New Bedford
Seatrade back in mix for Mar-Lees plant
East Coast Seafood sister company in talks with Mar-Lees to take over its scallop plant operations, which it had been on track to snag last November before plans crumbled
Sources: Atlantic Capes closes in on deal for Mar-Lees plant amid more exits
US scallop firm Atlantic Capes Fisheries is in talks for a deal for the plant of stricken supplier Mar-Lees Seafood, sources say
Mar-Lees: FBI determined Numavicius was not involved in illegal activity
New Bedford-based scallop supplier hits back at John Lees’ recent counterclaim, which stated the former CEO had reported Julius Numavicius to FBI