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May 21, 2007

Ohio Supreme Court | Ohio First District | U.S. 6th Circuit - Ohio | U.S. 6th Circuit - Other States
 

TOPICS:
- Contract / Agreements - Covenant Not to Compete - award
 

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Bachman v. Bagley (May 21, 2007) (Appeal from S.D. Ohio)
-  http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/07a0184p-06.pdf
-  The numerous questions presented in this appeal concern a covenant not to compete and the resulting jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Plaintiff-Appellee Chicago Title Insurance Corporation (“Chicago Title”) for Defendant-Appellant James Magnuson’s breach of the agreement and Defendant-Appellant First American Title Insurance Company’s (“First American’s”) tortious interference with this agreement. On January 25, 2005, a jury found Magnuson and First American liable for breaching the covenant and for tortious interference and awarded compensatory and punitive damages totaling over $43 million. The district court denied several post-trial motions and upheld the verdict in its entirety. For the reasons discussed below, we AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND this case to the district court for a new trial on compensatory damages consistent with this opinion.
 

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