Discharged lawyer couldn’t sue for tortious interference 
Published: March 14, 2013
Tags: medical malpractice, tortious interference
A lawyer discharged by a client with a medical malpractice claim did not have a cause of action against his successors for tortious interference, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Former principal wins, then loses, $155.7 million
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: January 21, 2013
Tags: conspiracy to defame, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, Top Ten Jury Verdicts, Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2012, tortious interference
In November, the former principal of a successful charter school won a disputed $155.7 million verdict against the city manager for destroying her reputation.
Benchmarks: Barbara Walters dodges defamation suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 19, 2012
Tags: defamation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, tortious interference
The 1st Circuit has declined to revive a defamation suit brought by a Massachusetts woman who claims her life unraveled after allegedly being caught in bed with Barbara Walters’ daughter at an exclusive Connecticut boarding school back in 1983.
Former principal wins, then loses, $155.7 million verdict
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 30, 2012
Tags: conspiracy, defamation, Florida, intentional infliction of emotional distress, school, sex harassment, tortious interference, wrongful termination
The former principal of a successful charter school has won a disputed $155.7 million verdict against the city manager for destroying her reputation.
Father can sue for tortious interference with parental rights
Published: April 26, 2012
Tags: parental rights, tortious interference
A father whose child was adopted without his knowledge can sue for tortious interference with parental rights, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from a U.S. District Court.
Bankruptcy Code bars suit over litigant’s misconduct
Published: September 15, 2011
Tags: abuse of process, preemption, tortious interference
The Bankruptcy Code preempts a state lawsuit alleging that a litigant engaged in misconduct in the course of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Jordanian royal family member wins $28.8 million
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 4, 2011
Tags: breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, tortious interference
In a case that could have been pulled from the pages of a detective novel, a Florida jury has awarded $28.8 million to the brother-in-law of the King of Jordan over an oil contract with an American businessman.
Court reverses Anna Nicole Smith’s $450 million bankruptcy award
Published: June 23, 2011
Tags: Article III, core proceeding, defamation, tortious interference
Although a bankruptcy court had the statutory authority to enter judgment on Anna Nicole Smith’s tortious interference counterclaim as a “core proceeding,” it lacked the authority under Article III of the Constitution to do so, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
