Legal Opinion
Sprague v. American Bar Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 2003No. CIV.A. 01-382PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
YOHN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Richard Sprague, is suing defendants, the American Bar Association (“ABA”), the ABA Journal (“Journal”), and journalist Terry P. Carter (“Carter”), for defamation. Currently pending before the court are defendants’ two combined motions for summary judgment, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(b), on the issue of damages. Specifically, defendants move for summary judgment on the issues of (1) the compensatory damages for repu-tational and emotional harm and (2) punitive damages. Because genuine issues of material fact exist regarding…
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