Legal Opinion
Life Plus International v. Wayne Brown, Fran Brown, Robert L. Goodrich, Trustee-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2003No. 01-2248PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Chief Judge.
In this diversity case, Life Plus International appeals the judgment of the district court 1 awarding Fran Brown $65,000 in compensatory damages and $180,000 in punitive damages on her counterclaims for breach of contract and conversion. We affirm.
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Wayne and Fran Brown were members of and distributors for Life Plus International (hereinafter “Life Plus”), which is a network marketing company that sells health care supplements. In a network marketing business, individual members offer the company’s products for sale to friends and acquaintances and attempt to recruit those…
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