Dallas Abrams v. Pacific Coast Defense Credit Union North Island Federal Credit Union Joseph Stratton

66 F.3d 334 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dallas ABRAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE CREDIT UNION; North Island Federal Credit Union; Joseph Stratton, Defendants-Appellants. No. 93-56343. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 7, 1995. Decided Sept. 1, 1995. Before: BROWNING, D.W. NELSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellants Pacific Coast Defense Credit Union ("Pacific"), North Island Federal Credit Union ("North Island"), and Joseph Stratton appeal from jury verdicts in favor of appellee-plaintiff Dallas Abrams. Abrams sued Pacific for various claims related to his removal as a Director and President/CEO of Pacific in May 1990. The jury awarded Abrams $250,000 for emotional distress resulting from his removal from Pacific's Board of Directors, and $50,000 in damages for defamatory remarks made by Stratton. The jury also found that Abrams was entitled to $231,000 under the merger…