Facts
Factual propositions
| Fact | Proposition | Status | Counts | Supporting | Contrary | Witnesses | Paragraphs | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACT-001 | Meridian and Halvorsen signed the Reseller and Implementation Agreement on March 18, 2024. | Admitted | 1, 6, 7 | 1 | — | 1 | ¶10 | — |
| FACT-004 | Halvorsen agreed to keep Tempo’s models, training data and pipeline confidential. | Corroborated | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | ¶14 | — |
| FACT-009 | Kane began recruiting Desai on July 28, 2025, while he was a Meridian director and she a Meridian employee. | Corroborated | 2, 3 | 1 | — | 1 | ¶20 | — |
| FACT-012 | Kane never disclosed Rennick to Meridian’s board. | Alleged | 3, 4 | None | — | 1 | ¶22 | — |
| FACT-015 | Halvorsen’s partner account exported 1,184 model artifacts on September 2, 2025, including the holiday adjustment layer. | Corroborated | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ¶24 | — |
| FACT-017 | The bulk-download alert was suppressed from the same session. | Unresolved | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | ¶26 | — |
| FACT-022 | Kane pitched Cadence to Northstar on October 7, 2025 as “the same forecasting engine your team already trusts” at 35% below Tempo. | Corroborated | 2, 3, 5 | 1 | — | 1 | ¶32 | — |
| FACT-027 | Halvorsen’s certified Q4 2025 report stated $340,000 and nothing from Northstar or Calloway. | Admitted | 1, 4 | 1 | — | 1 | ¶37 | $340,000 |
| FACT-029 | Halvorsen invoiced Northstar $210,000 as “platform consulting” for November 2025 to January 2026. | Disputed | 1, 4 | 2 | — | 1 | ¶39 | $210,000 |
| FACT-031 | Customers paid Halvorsen $3,140,000 for Tempo in 2025. | Disputed | 1, 7 | 2 | — | 2 | ¶42 | $3,140,000 |
| FACT-033 | Meridian’s unpaid 30% share of unreported 2025 license fees is $577,500. | Disputed | 1, 6 | 2 | — | 1 | ¶44 | $577,500 |
| FACT-036 | Halvorsen wired $612,000 to Rennick in six transfers between October 6 and December 30, 2025. | Corroborated | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | ¶47 | $612,000 |
The Fact Matrix.Every Proposition the Case Turns On.
Each proposition with its status, the counts it serves, the documents for and against it, the witnesses who can speak to it, the pleading paragraphs that assert it, and any amount it carries. Search it, filter it by status, or show only what has no supporting document.
| Fact | Proposition | Status | Supporting | Witnesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACT-012 | Kane never disclosed Rennick to Meridian’s board. | Alleged | None | 1 |
| FACT-037 | Meridian delivered the v4 integration API about six weeks after the January 31, 2025 target. | Disputed | None | 1 |
| FACT-038 | Halvorsen booked renewals as “consulting” on instructions from management. | Alleged | None | 1 |
| FACT-040 | Meridian’s D&O policy excludes claims by the company against an insured director. | Unresolved | None | 0 |
Status Is Posture, Not Truth.Alleged Is Not Unsupported. Corroborated Is Not Established.
A proposition’s status describes the record, not whether the statement is true. Alleged means it has been asserted. Corroborated means material outside the pleading supports it.
Proposition status
Status describes the record, not the truth of the statement.
- AllegedAsserted in a pleading or at intake. Not yet corroborated.
- CorroboratedSupported by material outside the pleading.
- DisputedContrary material exists in the record.
- AdmittedAdmitted by an opposing party.
- UnresolvedNeither side’s material settles it yet.
One Proposition, Opened Up.The Documents, the Witness, the Paragraph.
Open a proposition and everything behind it is on one screen: the documents that support or contradict it, who can speak to it and how they know, where the pleading asserts it, the counts and elements it serves, and its amount, date and notes.
Halvorsen invoiced Northstar $210,000 as “platform consulting” for November 2025 to January 2026.
Documents
Supporting and contradicting material sit side by side. Contrary evidence is never hidden.
- SupportsMERIDIAN-000022 Halvorsen invoice to Northstar — ‘platform consulting’
- SupportsMERIDIAN-000013 Customer license confirmations (compiled)Northstar
Witnesses
Who can speak to this proposition, and on what basis.
- Owen CastellanoSupportsDirect knowledgeDirector of Procurement, Northstar Freight Co.
Pleading paragraphs
Where this proposition is asserted in the filed pleadings.
Complaint ¶ 39
Those certifications were false. In November and December 2025 Halvorsen invoiced Northstar $210,000 and Calloway $103,750 for continued use of Tempo, describing the charges as “platform consulting” and “forecasting services”.
Counts and elements
- Count 1 — Breach of Contract
- Count 4 — Fraudulent Misrepresentation
- Count 1 · Breach
- Count 4 · False representation
Details
- Amount
- $210,000.00
- Date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Entities
- Halvorsen Data Partners, LLC; Northstar Freight Co.
- Notes
- Halvorsen says this was consulting (Answer ¶ 39). Castellano says it was for Tempo.
Contrary Evidence Is Never Hidden.For and Against, Side by Side.
Every document is linked with its relation to the proposition: supports, corroborates, contradicts, or context, with a pin cite and why it bears on the point.
Relevance confidence is confidence that a document bears on the proposition, never that the proposition is true.
Documents
Supporting and contradicting material sit side by side. Contrary evidence is never hidden.
FACT-037 · Meridian delivered the v4 integration API about six weeks after the January 31, 2025 target.
- ContradictsMERIDIAN-000011 Email — E. Ruiz to T. Kane re v4 integration API timing
Shows the six-week slip the answer relies on.
relevance confidence 94%
- ContextMERIDIAN-000001 Reseller and Implementation Agreement§ 3.2
Commercially reasonable efforts, not a fixed date.
relevance confidence 88%
Who Can Speak to It.And How They Know.
Each witness is linked with the basis of what they know: direct knowledge, document-supported, secondhand, inference, or unknown. Testimony not yet confirmed is marked as such.
Witnesses
Who can speak to this proposition, and on what basis.
FACT-031 · Customers paid Halvorsen $3,140,000 for Tempo in 2025.
- Marcus OyelaranSupportsDocument-supported
- Dr. Samuel ItoSupportsDocument-supportedUnconfirmed