Blue Coast, Inc. v. Suarez Corp. Industries

OPINION

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Blue Coast, Inc., and Suarez Corporation Industries once enjoyed a lucrative and harmonious business relationship in the production of costume jewelry for marketing and sale through the latter’s national mail-order catalog. In 1999, however, all good will between the two companies vanished when Suarez’s upper management suspected that Blue Coast had failed to adhere to certain contractual obligations set forth in the parties’ production and manufacturing agreements. A civil action ensued, and from a once fruitful and profitable business relationship evolved a jury…