Legal Opinion
Legacy Data Access, Inc. v. Cadrillion, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2018No. 17-1215; 17-1277PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity contract dispute, a jury awarded $256,500 for breach of contract and $1,499,999 for conversion. The jury rejected plaintiffs' unfair and deceptive trade practices claim, and the district court granted judgment as a matter of law to defendants on the abuse of process claim. In a second trial solely on punitive damages, another jury awarded $3 million in punitive damages. In response to numerous post-trial motions, the district court reduced compensatory and punitive damages, awarded attorneys' fees to plaintiffs, and otherwise denied the…
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