United States Seventh Circuit
Rain v. Rolls-Royce Corp., 10-1290
In a competitor's suit against defendant Rolls-Royce Corporation, claiming that defendant twice breached a non-disparagement agreement the parties executed in connection with the settlement of an earlier lawsuit, district court's judgment in defendant's favor is affirmed where: 1) district court correctly granted defendant's motion for partial summary judgment as to the claim based on the Texas lawsuit as defendant was immune from liability under Indiana's absolute litigation privilege; and 2) district court did not err in reading the contract term "disparage" not to include the sort of personal embarrassment plaintiff suffered as a result of being escorted out of an event because there is no indication that plaintiff's business or his reputation as a businessman was adversely impacted.
Appellate Information
- Argued 09/14/2010
- Decided 11/18/2010
- Published 11/18/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit