Legal Opinion
Dyer v. William S. Bergman & Associates, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 1995No. 93-CV-783, 93-CV-890 and 93-CV-1054PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
A jury awarded William S. Bergman & Associates, Inc. (WSBA) $20,625 in compensatory damages and $82,500 in punitive damages against William R. Dyer for tortious interference with contractual relations. The judge subsequently awarded WSBA $42,-779.28 in counsel fees. On appeal, Dyer contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he intentionally interfered with WSBA’s contractual rights. He also asserts that the trial court should have set aside the award of punitive damages because, according to Dyer, his conduct was not sufficiently outrageous,…
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