Legal Opinion
Sigal Construction Corp. v. Stanbury
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1991No. 89-866, 89-960PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In this defamation case, a jury awarded appellee, Kenneth S. Stanbury, $370,440 against his former employer, appellant Si-gal Construction Corporation. The jury found that a Sigal project manager, Paul Littman, had slandered Stanbury while giving an employment reference to another construction company after Sigal had ter minated Stanbury’s employment. The trial court denied Sigal’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The court, however, granted a remit-titur ordering Stanbury to accept $250,000 or a new trial for damages. Stanbury…
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