Legal Opinion

Ventas, Inc. v. HCP, INC.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 17, 2011No. 09-6385, 09-6413PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClay, J., joined by Griffin, J.,

MERRITT, J. (p. 329-30), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the result and much of the reasoning of the majority opinion.

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, Defendant HCP, Inc. appeals a $101,672,807.00 judgment entered by the district court for Plaintiff Ventas, Inc. following a jury trial on Ventas’ claim of tortious interference with a prospective advantage, and Ventas cross-appeals. HCP attacks the judgment on the basis of res judicata; the sufficiency of the evidence; and the jury instructions. Ventas seeks to augment the judgment with punitive damages,…

2Cases cited93 opinions

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  4. Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Mathis v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by55 opinions

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