Eshelman v. Auerbach

( IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION , No. 7:16-CV-18-D □ FREDRIC N. ESHELMAN, » ) Plaintiff, v. . ‘ORDER PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant. On March 15, 2019, a jury awarded plaintiff Fredric N. Eshelman (“Eshelman” or “plaintiff’) $15 85 million in compensatory damages a $6.5 million in punitive damages against defendant Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (“Puma” or “defendant”) for defamation [D.E. 388, 389]. On. June 23, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed that Puma defamed Eshelman but vacated the…