Mongoose Capital v. Radin
Following a bench trial, the court entered judgment for plaintiff Mongoose Capital, Inc. (Mongoose) against defendant Peter J. Radin, Jr. (Radin) for $72,629.52, including $54,100 in punitive damages. This judgment has prompted appeals by both parties along very familiar lines: Radin contends the trial court awarded too much; Mongoose claims it awarded too little. We reject Radin’s claim that there was no basis for the trial court to conclude that he had interfered with Mongoose’s contractual relationship. We conclude that Mongoose was not entitled to a greater recovery because of the remedy it elected to pursue. We also conclude, however, that Radin is entitled to credit for a $60,000 settlement by a joint tortfeasor, but that he cannot use that credit to erase the entire judgment. We will modify the judgment to reflect the credit, and affirm the judgment as so modified.
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