United States Eighth Circuit

In an action raising a number of claims arising from the parties' banking relationship, summary judgment for defendant-Wells Fargo Bank is affirmed where: 1) contrary to the ruling below, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine did not bar plaintiffs' claims premised on Wells Fargo's activities in filing a state court action and in enforcing the resulting judgment; 2) neither plaintiff had a viable breach of contract claim against the bank; 3) on the merits, summary judgment for the bank on defamation, credit defamation, business disparagement, tortious interference, negligence, and garnishment claims was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/03/2008
• Published 11/03/2008

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Damon L. Ward, argued, Lateesa T. Ward, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard T. Thomson, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.