Legal Opinion
In Re: Ibp Confidential Business Documents Litigation. Hughes A. Bagley v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1985No. 83-1894PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Hughes A. Bagley brought this action1 against Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. (IBP), claiming damages for libel, invasion of privacy, and tortious interference with employment,2 all resulting from a letter written by IBP to a congressional subcommittee in which IBP in essence called Bagley a liar and a thief. Federal jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship. After twelve days of trial, the jury found IBP liable on all three claims and awarded Bagley compensatory and punitive damages of $8.75 million.3 The district court entered final judgment, as modified after…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co.California Supreme Court · 1990
- Makino, U.S.A., Inc. v. Metlife Capital Credit Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Levinsky v. DiamondSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- In Re Ibp Confidential Business Documents Litigation. Hughes A. Bagley v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Doe v. Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial DistrictAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
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