Banks v. Mario Industries of Virginia

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In these consolidated appeals from civil actions in which a company alleged that certain former employees and agents formed a competing business, we consider whether the trial court erred by denying a motion to strike, submitting a breach of fiduciary duty claim to the jury, submitting a verdict form to the jury, instructing the jury, admitting a pre-resignation memorandum into evidence, and failing to set aside a punitive damages award.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. The Parties

These consolidated appeals involve claims by Mario Industries of Virginia, Inc.…