Cape Publications, Inc. v. Reakes
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
840 So.2d 277 (2003)
CAPE PUBLICATIONS, INC., etc., et al., Appellants,
v.
Kathy REAKES, Appellee.
No. 5D01-1693.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
January 31, 2003.
Rehearing Denied March 18, 2003.
Jack A. Kirschenbaum of Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A., Melbourne and Robert C. Bernius of Nixon Peabody, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.
Douglas R. Beam of Douglas R. Beam, P.A., Melbourne, and James R. Dressler, Cocoa Beach, for Appellee.
PETERSON, J.
Melinda Meers and Cape Publications, Inc., d/b/a Florida Today appeal a $400,000 judgment for defamation following a jury trial.…
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