Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in a dispute concerning coal purchased from Ben’s Creek Operations WV LLC. The court found genuine disputes of material fact regarding the purchase agreements, the nature of the coal stockpile, and the role of an Avani shareholder and director in directing coal shipments. Claims for conversion and tortious interference remained pending, while an unjust-enrichment claim had previously been dismissed.
Holdings
- Neither party was entitled to summary judgment because genuine disputes of material fact affected essential elements of the conversion and tortious-interference claims.
Questions Presented
- Whether either party was entitled to summary judgment on Integrity’s conversion claim.
- Whether either party was entitled to summary judgment on Integrity’s tortious-interference claim.
- Whether the disputed facts concerning the purchase agreements, the coal stockpile, and Rajesh Johar’s role were genuine and material under Rule 56.
Disposition
other
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- Guessous v. Fairview Prop. Invs., LLC, 828 F.3d 208, 216(followed)
- Mitchell v. Data Gen. Corp., 12 F.3d 1310, 1316(followed)
- Rossignol v. Voorhaar, 316 F.3d 516, 523(followed)
- Aleman v. City of Charlotte, 80 F.4th 264, 283-84(followed)
- Jacobs v. N.C. Admin. Office of the Courts, 780 F.3d 562, 569(followed)
- Lee v. Town of Seaboard, 863 F.3d 323, 327(followed)
- Hensley ex rel. North Carolina v. Price, 876 F.3d 573, 579(followed)
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