Legal Opinion
West Plains, LLC v. Retzlaff Grain Company Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2017No. 16-2650PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, Circuit Judge
On February 5, 2013, ten individuals resigned from CT Freight Services, a division of West Plains, L.L.C. (West Plains), to join a start-up freight brokerage operation founded by Bryce Wells, the former owner of West Plains. West Plains sued. The district court 1 granted a temporary restraining order followed by a preliminary injunction against Retzlaff Grain Company (RFG Logistics), prohibiting RFG Logistics from soliciting CT Freight’s customers until April 5, 2013. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury found the defendants liable for tortious interference with business relationships and…
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