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wrongfully interfered with petitioner’s prospective economic
advantage, (4) CGC breached an obligation of good faith and fair
dealing owed to petitioner, (5) the Heller Group committed fraud
on petitioner, (6) the Heller Group and CGC took petitioner’s
personal property and converted it to their own use, (7) the
Heller Group and CGC invaded petitioner’s privacy, (8) CGC and
Mr. Heller defamed petitioner, (9) each member of the Heller
Group was the alter ego of CGC in connection with the matters
contained in the lawsuit, and (10) the conduct of the Heller
Group, CGC, and Harris was malicious, oppressive, or fraudulent.
On the basis of those findings, the jury found that petitioner
was entitled to the following damages:
Loss of past and future
compensation and employment benefits $2,315,000
Emotional distress 500,000
Conversion of personal property 10,000
Invasion of privacy 10,000
Defamation 1,000,000
Total 3,835,000
The jury made the $2,315,000 finding pursuant to an instruction
that directed them to find damages upon making any one of the
five findings set forth in 1 to 5 above. The jury made the
$500,000 finding pursuant to an instruction that directed them to
find damages upon making any one of the three findings set forth
in 2,3, and 5 above. The jury’s $10,000 finding for conversion
of personal property stemmed from its finding in 6 above. The
jury’s $10,000 finding for invasion of privacy stemmed from its
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