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172412P.pdf 09/25/2018 Qwest Communications Company v. Free Conferencing Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 17-2412
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Shepherd and Grasz, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Tortious Interference with Contracts. The district court did
not err in finding defendant induced a third party to breach the tariff
agreement between the third party and plaintiff; the breach was material;
the district court did not err in determining defendant failed to
establish the affirmative defense of justification; the decision was not
barred by collateral estoppel; damages award and attorney's fee award
affirmed. Judge Shepherd, dissenting.