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Business Torts Reporter archives from January 1 2007
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...
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.
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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.
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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,...
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,...
Noncompetition covenants.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Preliminary injunction preventing former Verizon executive from taking position with direct competitor was justified by need to prevent inevitable disclosure of plaintiff's trade secrets.
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Pizzirani, 2006 WL...
Privacy and publicity.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Award of damages for wrongful intrusion into plaintiff's seclusion affirmed based on break-in of former employee's home.
Beaumont v. Basham, 2006 WL 2507341 (Tex. Ct. App., Aug. 30, 2006). As discussed supra with regard to plaintiff Tanya...
Tortious breach of contract.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Employee terminated in retaliation for filing workers' compensation claim could recover damages for period between termination and time he no longer actively sought employment.
Dollar General Partners v. Upchurch, 2006 WL 3109963 (Ky. Ct....
Trade secrets.(IN THE COURTS)
January 1, 2007... Plaintiff adequately stated claim against manufacturer of board game "Clue" for allegedly misappropriating plaintiff's idea for development of interactive expansion of game.
Indigo Moon Productions, LLC v. Hasbro, Inc., 2006 WL 3375356...
Unfair competition.(IN THE COURTS)(PHG Technologies, LLC v. St. John Companies)
January 1, 2007... Company failed to assert viable unfair competition claim based on alleged scheme to prevent free market competition for medical label sheets.
PHG Technologies, LLC v. St. John Companies, Inc., 2006 WL 3228597 (M.D. Tenn., Nov. 7, 2006)....
