Gann

FACTS

I. Context

The underlying judgment was entered based on the jury’s verdicts for two causes of action: interference with contractual relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress. They were alleged by Westview Services, Inc., a public benefit corporation, and Gregg Gann, who acted at all relevant times as Westview’s chief executive officer and president (collectively plaintiffs). At the outset of litigation, Ned Leiba was named as a defendant. He was a director on Westview’s board of directors and a client of attorney Vines, during relevant times. Leiba settled with plaintiffs five days before trial, but participated as a witness. 1 Gann’s employment by Westview began more than 20 years ago, when he stepped in to lead it through a time of operational crisis. According to Vines’s briefing, “[a] major disagreement started” between Gann and Leiba “in late 2018” and culminated in a series of events in 2019, when Westview was deciding Gann’s employment for the next year. On June 13, 2019, either one or two sessions of a Westview board meeting happened, depending on who is asked. According to plaintiffs, only one session

1 We distinguish between Westview and its…