GEORGETOWN MANOR, INC. v. ETHAN ALLEN, INC.

Nos. 91-5343, 91-5600.

991 F.2d 1533 (1993)

GEORGETOWN MANOR, INC., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, George Levin, Plaintiff-Third Party Plaintiff-Third Party-Defendant, Classic Motor Carriages, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Thomasville Showcase Interiors, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Furniture Industries of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiffs, Joe Krau, Counterclaim-Defendant, v. ETHAN ALLEN, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Third Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Nathan Ancell, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Third Party-Plaintiff. GEORGETOWN MANOR, INC., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, George Levin, Plaintiff-Third Party-Defendant, v. ETHAN ALLEN, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Third Party-Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, Nathan Ancell, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Third Party-Plaintiff, Joe Krau, Counterclaim-Defendant, Classic Motor Carriages, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Thomasville Showcase Interiors, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Furniture Industries of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Third Party-Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald P. Weil, Weil, Robert Zarco, Lucio, Mandler, Croland & Steele, P.A., Miami, FL, Andrew L. Frey, Michael A. Vatis, Cynthia Tripi, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, DC, for Ethan Allen, Inc.

Joel S. Perwin Podhurst, Orseck, Josepberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, FL, for George Town Manor, Inc.

Before HATCHETT and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal involving a claim for tortious interference with a business relationship, we affirm the district court's rulings on several issues and certify to the Supreme Court of Florida one issue regarding damages recoverable under Florida law.

BACKGROUND

This appeal follows protracted litigation involving several claims and counterclaims between a furniture manufacturer, Ethan Allen, Inc. ("Ethan Allen"), and its former...

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