Business Torts Reporter articles

Recent articles from Business Torts Reporter

Interference with contract/prospective advantage.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Company was liable for tortious interference when it sold to plaintiff right to produce medical device, but continued to sell product, which it relabeled, to plaintiff's customers. Fertility Technology Resources, Inc. v. Lifetek Medical, Inc., 2006 WL 3072077 (Ga. Ct. App., Oct. 31,...

Fraud and negligent misrepresentation.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Award against real estate agent for misrepresenting to potential buyer that home was available when, in fact, prior offer had been accepted, affirmed on appeal. Lightle v. State, Real Estate Com'n, 2006 WL 2988550 (Alaska, Oct. 20, 2006). In early 1998, defendant Craig Lightle, a real...

Business defamation and disparagement.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Employee has conditional privilege from defamation liability with respect to statements to coworkers that relate to personal safety in workplace. DeNardo v. Bax, 2006 WL 3042036 (Alaska, Oct. 27, 2006). See "Highlight Case," supra. Awards of damages for mental anguish and loss of...

Breach of fiduciary duty.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Court adopts business judgment rule, but holds that stockholder stated viable claim, overcoming rule's presumption, where defendant director allegedly dominated board and acted for his own financial benefit at expense of corporation. Behradrezaee v. Dashtara, 2006 WL 3250851 (D.C., Nov....

Employee has conditional privilege from defamation liability with respect to statements to coworkers that relate to personal safety in workplace.(HIGHLIGHT CASE)
January 1, 2007... DeNardo v. Bax, 2006 WL 3042036 (Alaska, Oct. 27, 2006). Plaintiff Daniel DeNardo and Joy Bax were coworkers at Alaska Newspapers, Inc. (ANI) in the advertising department. Their relationship was contentious, on a few occasions the two disputed which one was entitled to commissions on ad...