Legal Opinion
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee—Cross-Appellant, v. Walter JACOBSON and CBS, Inc., Defendants-Appellants—Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 1987No. 86-2474, 86-2475PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
This case is the sequel to Brown & Williamson v. Jacobson, 713 F.2d 262 (7th Cir.1983), in which we reinstated a libel suit that had been brought by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, which produces and markets Viceroy cigarettes, against CBS, Inc. Following our remand, the district court held a jury trial that resulted in a verdict against CBS and an award of $3,000,000 in compensatory damages and an award of $2,050,000 in punitive damages. Following post-trial motions, the district court reduced the compensatory damage award to $1.00 but upheld the punitive damage…
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