Legal Opinion
Smith v. Biomet, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided March 24, 2005No. 3:01-cv-00753PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SIMON, J.
Plaintiff Wayne Smith was terminated from his position as the exclusive distributor of products for defendant Biomet, Inc. in Southwest Texas. He sued claiming principally that Biomet tortiously interfered with his prospective business relationships and then defamed him to boot. The matter proceeded to a jury trial with Smith obtaining a substantial verdict in his favor on all claims. This matter is before the Court on Biomet’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Rule 50 or, in the alternative, for a new trial pursuant to Rule 59 [Doc. 167].…
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