Legal Opinion
Franklin Prescriptions, Inc., T/a Franklin Drug Center v. New York Times Co., Sandra Coburn, John Doe, Jane Doe, Franklin Prescriptions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 12, 2005No. 04-3404PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff/Appellant Franklin Prescriptions challenges the jury instructions in this defamation action under Pennsylvania law. At issue is whether plaintiff properly objected to the court’s jury charge under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 51, and whether plaintiff was entitled to an instruction on presumed damages and defamation per se. The District Court denied Franklin Prescriptions’ motion for a new trial. We will affirm.
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Franklin Prescriptions, Inc., is a small pharmacy in Philadelphia specializing in fertility medications. In 1996, the company…
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