Janvrin v. Continental Resources, Inc., No. 17-2661 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseContinental appealed from a jury determination that it had tortiously interfered with the business relationship of plaintiff and CTAP. The Eighth Circuit affirmed and held that the evidence was sufficient to support a conclusion that Continental acted with intent to interfere in the plaintiff-CTAP business relationship, either by desiring to bring the interference about or knowing that the interference was substantially certain to occur; sufficient evidence existed to permit the jury to find that Continental’s interference was improper and that Continental was the legal cause of plaintiff's injury; substantial evidence supported the jury's award of punitive damages; and the district court did not err by denying Continental's motion for a new trial. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion when instructing the jury on improper interference.
Court Description: Wollman, Author, with Arnold and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Torts. The evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict that defendant acted with intent to interfere with plaintiff's business relationship with his main customer, either by desiring to bring the interference about or knowing that the interference was substantially certain to occur; sufficient evidence existed to permit the jury to find that defendant's interference was improper and that defendant was the legal cause of plaintiff's injuries; substantial evidence supported the jury's damage awards; the district court did not abuse its discretion in giving the jury instruction on improper interference, as the instruction given properly stated the law.
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