Correia v. Suarez

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Bellantoni, J.), entered October 13, 2006, as, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiffs and against him awarding punitive damages in the principal sum of $70,000 for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed insofar as appealed from, with costs, and the matter is remitted for a new trial on the issue of punitive damages…