TALLAHASSEE, FL. (WTXL) - A Tallahassee Community College's oyster aquaculture instructor is at the center of a lawsuit filed last month.
Steve Cushman and his wife, Lesley Cushman, are being sued by former business partners over a buyout of a corporation set up to do business with TCC's beleaguered Wakulla Environmental Institute oyster aquaculture program.
According to Aletheia and Andre Lange, who filed suit in Leon County Circuit Court on Feb. 26, the Cushmans failed to pay a $15,000 promissory note due on Dec. 31, 2014, for their interest in North Florida Marine Holdings LLC, a holding company for funding oyster-growing subsidiaries and distributing profits from oyster sales.
"We're filing this suit because the Cushmans bought out the company and never paid us according to the contract or made any attempt to arrange for delayed payment," said Aletheia Lange, former Chief Financial Officer of the five companies.
In a statement released from TCC Communications, "The college's attorney has reviewed the complaint and is responding to the allegations. They believe this lawsuit has no merit."
