Breen v. Pruter

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Carolyn B. McHugh, Circuit Judge

I, INTRODUCTION

Theresia Renee Breen sued Dorcy Russell Pruter and Ms. Pruter’s company, Dorcy, Inc., alleging twenty causes of action arising out of Ms. Pruter’s services as a “life coach.” The district court granted summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law on seventeen of the causes of action, after which a jury found against Ms. Breen on the three remaining claims. Ms. Breen appeals four of the district court’s decisions made at various points in the litigation. We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Factual History

For several years, Ms. Breen…