Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Rhode Island Public Employees Council 94
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 11, 1989No. 88-214-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
This Superior Court action for libel returns to us following a remand to the Superior Court for a new trial. 1 In the second trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. The defendants now appeal from the denial of their motions for a new trial or, in the alternative, for a remittitur. Additionally, the plaintiffs’ cross-appeal alleging that the trial justice committed error in denying their motion to file a third amended complaint.
The plaintiffs, National Association of Government Employees, Inc. (NAGE), and its president, Kenneth T. Lyons (Lyons), brought…
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