(Download) "Caruso V. Local Union No. 690 Of International Brotherhood Of Teamsters" by Supreme Court of Washington ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Caruso V. Local Union No. 690 Of International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 29, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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Robert E. Caruso, respondent, brought suit against Local 690 and Joint Council 28 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America for intentional interference with his business relations. He later amended his complaint to additionally allege damages under a defamation cause of action. Both claims arose from a "do not patronize" article published in a weekly teamsters union paper. Local 690, petitioner, appealed a judgment entered upon an unsegregated jury verdict awarding respondent damages.*fn1 The Court of Appeals affirmed in Caruso v. Local 690, Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 33 Wash. App. 201, 653 P.2d 638 (1982). We reverse and hold that the tortious interference with business cause of action must be dismissed. We agree that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting respondent leave to amend his complaint. Because the jury verdict was unsegregated, we remand this matter for a new trial solely on the defamation action.