Legal Opinion
Tom's Foods, Inc. v. Carn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 20, 2004No. 1021095 and 1021155PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Larry Duke d/b/a Duke's Vending ("Duke") sued Tom's Foods, Inc., alleging as its sole cause of action intentional interference with business or contractual relations.1 The case proceeded to trial, and the jury awarded Duke $500,000 in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages. Tom's Foods moved for a new trial. After a hearing, the trial court denied the motion conditioned on Duke's accepting a remittitur of the punitive damages to $750,000. Duke…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Atlanta Market Center Management Co. v. McLaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- The Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Bama Budweiser v. Anheuser-BuschSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Parsons v. AaronSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Avilla v. Newport Grand Jai Alai LLCSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
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