AC43714 - Griffin Hospital v. ISOThrive, LLC ("This appeal concerns a dispute between the parties arising out of an agreement to study the potential benefits of a certain nutrition supplement on a group of overweight but otherwise healthy individuals. The central question at issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Griffin Hospital, conducted the study in accordance with the study protocol agreed upon by the parties. After trial, the court found in favor of the plaintiff, concluding that the defendant, ISOThrive, LLC, had breached the research agreement by failing to pay a final invoice. The court found for the plaintiff, as well, on the defendant’s counterclaim, which alleged that the plaintiff had breached the research agreement by failing to conduct the study in accordance with the agreement’s research study protocol. Accordingly, the court awarded the plaintiff $68,204.12 on its breach of contract claim. Additionally, the court ordered the defendant to pay prejudgment interest at the rate of 8 percent for its wrongful detention of funds due to the plaintiff. This appeal followed.

On appeal, the defendant argues that the court improperly (1) concluded that the plaintiff was not obligated to perform an analysis to determine whether certain medications had the potential to interact with the supplement, (2) concluded that the term ‘‘overweight but otherwise healthy’’ was governed exclusively by the inclusion and exclusion criteria set forth in the parties’ agreement, (3) concluded that the plaintiff performed the study in accordance with the agreement, (4) awarded prejudgment interest to the plaintiff, and (5) found against the defendant on its counterclaim. We affirm the judgment of the court.")

AC43915 - Scient Federal Credit Union v. Rabon (''In this action seeking to recover credit card debt, the self-represented defendant, Mark Rabon, appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Scient Federal Credit Union, following the granting of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and (2) denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")