Legal Opinion
Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided May 9, 1997No. 1:07-m-00022PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TILLEY, District Judge
One of the most difficult and interesting questions presented by this case was whether Food Lion could recover compensatory damages for lost sales, lost profits and other injuries resulting from the publication of the Prime Time Live story in November of 1 992. The matter was extensively briefed and argued by both sides. On December 20, 1996, after the jury returned a verdict finding Defendants liable for fraud, trespass, and breach of the duty of loyalty, the Court informed the parties that proof of damages resulting from “lost profits, lost sales,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Hardy v. TolerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
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- Harton v. . Telephone Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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3Cited by17 opinions
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