Legal Opinion
Kendall v. Daily News Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 21, 2011No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2010-0046PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 21, 2011)
Hodge, C.J.
Based on several articles published in the Daily News involving his decisions as a Superior Court judge, the Honorable Leon A. Kendall filed claims for libel against the newspaper and the authors of the articles. A jury returned a verdict finding for Judge Kendall on his defamation claims against both the Daily News and one of its writers, Joy *785Blackburn. After the jury returned its verdict, however, the Superior Court granted the Daily News and Blackburn’s motion for a directed verdict pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
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