Legal Opinion
Dalbec v. Gentleman's Companion, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 4, 1987No. Nos. 765, 695 and 873; Dockets 86-7889, 86-7891 and 86-7895PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Gentleman’s Companion Magazine, Inc. (GCMI) and LFP, Inc. appeal from a judgment entered following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, McCurn, J., determining that GCMI and LFP (sometimes collectively referred to hereinafter as “the magazine” or “Gentleman’s Companion”) libeled plaintiff Donna Dalbec on two occasions and awarding Dalbec and her co-plaintiff, husband Richard Dalbec, $325,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. Judge McCurn denied the defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in…
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- Dalbec v. Gentleman's Companion, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987