Legal Opinion
E. Menkowitz, M.D., Aplt. v. Peerless Publications
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2019No. 40 MAP 2018PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.
OPINION
JUSTICE DONOHUE
A jury awarded Appellant, Elliot Menkowitz, M.D. ("Dr. Menkowitz"), $1,000,000 in compensatory damages in his defamation suit against Appellees, Peerless Publications, Inc. ("Peerless") and Eric Engquist ("Engquist"). The Superior Court found that the trial court erred in failing to enter judgment non obstante verdicto ("JNOV") in Appellees' favor and vacated the award of compensatory damages. We granted allocatur to consider whether in so doing, the Superior Court failed to exercise appropriate deference to…
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