Legal Opinion

Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 13, 1992No. 91-7130PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc., and its parent, Omega Group, Ltd., (hereinafter collectively referred to as “SOF”) appeal a $4,375,000 jury verdict against them in a consolidated tort action brought by Michael and Ian Braun, the sons of a murder victim. The jury found that SOF acted with negligence and malice in publishing a personal service advertisement through which plaintiffs’ father’s business partner hired an assassin to kill him. We affirm the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.

I. FACTS

In January 1985, Michael Savage submitted a personal service…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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  2. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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