United States Seventh Circuit
F:A.J. Kirkson v. Underwriters Labs., Inc., 06-3766
In a suit alleging tortious interference and negligent misrepresentation by a product certification company during certification tests for a chimney liner, a jury verdict for plaintiff is reversed where plaintiff did not demonstrate that defendant made statements directed at third-party potential customers designed to induce those customers not to buy the product, and no reasonable jury could have found that plaintiff's choice to continue working with the defendant to certify the product generated damages in the amount awarded.
Appellate Information
- Argued 05/02/2007
- Decided 06/28/2007
- Published 06/28/2007
Judges
- EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Steven S. Biss (argued), James K. Toohey, Johnson & Bell, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Michael J. Abernathy (argued), Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.