FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A jury trial begins Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court over nearly $900,000 in loans at the center of the ongoing EPIC Companies Midwest bankruptcy case.
The trial, before Judge Peter Welte, is on the court’s calendar through Thursday. It stems from a civil complaint filed by EPIC Companies Midwest, LLC and EOLA Capital, LLC against HI West Acres, LLC, formerly known as EPIC Hospitality, LLC.
According to the complaint, EPIC Companies Midwest and EOLA Capital are part of a larger group of affiliated companies known as EPIC Companies, which are tied to individuals including Todd Berning and which provided funding to various real estate development projects across North Dakota. HI West Acres holds an…