Legal Opinion
Simon, II v. Navon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 27, 1995No. 94-1601, 94-1602PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a failed business relationship between the plaintiff, Frank Simon, and defendants, Gershon and Jonathan Navon, the sole owners and officers in Maine Coast Trading Company, a fish brokerage firm. A jury found the Navons liable for breach of contract, defamation and abuse of process, and awarded Simon approximately $3.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The district court granted defendants’ motion for new trial unless Simon agreed to remit $1.2 million, which he did. The defendants now appeal, claiming a host of errors. After a…
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