Legal Opinion
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Lipscomb
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 30, 1987No. Record 840737PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.
This action for defamation brought by a Richmond public school teacher, Vernelle M. Lipscomb (Lipscomb), against Richmond Newspapers, Inc. (the newspaper), a publisher, and its reporter, Charles E. Cox (Cox), arises out of the publication of a front-page article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The trial judge sustained a jury’s award of $45,000 in punitive damages against Cox, but required a remittitur of $900,000 of a $1,000,000 compensatory damage award against both defendants. We will affirm the reduced award of compensatory damages but reverse the award of punitive damages.
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