Legal Opinion
Daniel Askins v. Jeffrey Hagopian
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2018No. 17-20531 Summary CalendarUnpublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Daniel Askins filed this lawsuit against Jeffrey Hagopian in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on May 13, 2016, claiming Hagopian made defamatory statements about him and tortiously interfered with his contract with Noble Drilling LLC. Hagopian’s counsel sent an e-mail to Askins’ counsel on July 22, stating that the lawsuit was “frivolous and vexatious.”
The lawsuit proceeded to trial on July 10, 2017. After Askins completed his presentation of evidence, Hagopian moved for judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a).…
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