Opinion ID: 2266073
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Solicitation claims

Text: Atlantic presented no damage evidence to support its claims concerning Long's alleged wrongful solicitation or hiring of its employees. Two of the three workers targeted by Long never left Atlantic. The third, Joyce Stiles, Long's secretary, did join R.J., but the record is silent about whether her departure damaged Atlantic. Absent any damage evidence on this claim, there was nothing here to support or enhance any damage award. In short, the only breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims that should have gone to the jury were those relating to Long's diversion of business to R.J. while he was still working for Atlantic. And in regard to those, all claims for lost profits above the most that Atlantic could have realized on these contracts should have been directed out of the case by the trial justice.