Legal Opinion
Sprague v. Walter
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 1995PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge.
This appeal is from the entry of judgment in favor of plaintiff, Richard Sprague, and against defendant, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (hereinafter PNI) in this defamation case in which the jury awarded Mr. Sprague $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $31.5 million in punitive damages. Prior to the entry of judgment, the lower court denied PNI’s motion for a new trial and/or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and also in the alternative for a remittitur. We affirm the judgment of the lower court on compensatory damages but grant a remittitur as to punitive damages.
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