6 results for 'cat:"Damages" AND cat:"Interference With Contract" AND cat:"Contract"'.
J. Kelley grants a recruiting firm’s motion for default judgment against a supplier that agreed to provide an engineer to the firm’s client, but then knowingly provided an imposter, requiring the client to have a forensic audit performed when they realized an imposter had been hired. The recruiting firm paid over $55,000 to cover the audit as a way to work towards maintaining a positive relationship with the client. The recruiting firm makes a plausible showing for all of its claims, including breach of contract, tortious interference and deceptive trade practices.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Kelley, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv11871, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: damages, interference With contract, contract
[Consolidated.] J. Brody finds that one of two trial courts hearing aspects of the same dispute over allegedly poached employees and trade secrets abused its discretion when it increased an award from $1 million to $2.3 million, as the award was not the result of passion or prejudice, and its injunctive order was overly broad. The second trial court properly held that the preliminary injunction was overly broad and unenforceable since it restrained lawful conduct. Reversed in part.
Court: Idaho Supreme Court, Judge: Brody, Filed On: February 2, 2024, Case #: 49418, Categories: Trade Secrets, damages, interference With Contract
J. Meyer grants the Connecticut-based car dealership warranty provider's motion for summary judgment, ruling the New Jersey-based warranty provider cannot prove damages because evidence in the record indicates commissions paid after the Connecticut company took over the accounts of four dealerships were paid to a related, but separate business entity not named as a defendant in this case.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Meyer, Filed On: January 9, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv659, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: damages, interference With contract, contract
J. Sargus denies, in part, the former loan company employees' motion for summary judgment, ruling the loan company's evidence of credit pulls and loan documents the employees took with them to a competitor is sufficient to create an issue of fact and allow the tortious interference claim to go to a jury. Meanwhile, because none of the emails used to support the unfair competition claim include the names of both the loan company and the competitor, there is insufficient evidence to support the claim, and that portion of the employees' motion will be granted.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Sargus, Filed On: July 17, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv5922, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: Trade Secrets, damages, interference With Contract
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Per curiam, the appeals court finds the trial court improperly denied the logistics provider's motion to amend its complaint against two of its former employees alleging tortious interference, breaches of the duty of loyalty and civil conspiracy to seek punitive damages. The logistics provider has made a "reasonable showing" of a "reasonable basis" for punitive damages, including by providing emails and text messages allegedly showing the two former employees conspiring with a competitor to solicit the provider's employees and to secretly take over one of the provider's offices for the competitor's benefit. Reversed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: June 2, 2023, Case #: 23-0235, Categories: Tort, damages, interference With Contract