Lawrence Mathis v. Ching Liu

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After Pacific Cornetta terminated its contract with Lawrence Mathis and hired his sub-agent in his place, Mr. Mathis sued the company and its officers for breach of contract and for tortious interference with a contractual relationship. The trial court 2 submitted the case to the jury without instructing it on punitive damages. After the jury awarded Mr. Mathis compensatory damages on both claims, the trial court granted Pacific Cornetta’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on the tortious interference claim. Mr. Mathis appealed the trial court’s…