Desert Palm Surgical Group, P.L.C. v. Petta

OPINION

WINTHROP, Associate Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Sherry Petta appeals the superior court’s judgment in the amount of $12,009,489.96 in favor of Desert Palm Surgical Group, P.L.C. (“DPSG”), Dr. Albert E. Carlotti, and Dr. Michelle L. Cabret-Carlotti (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) on claims for defamation and false light invasion of privacy. In this opinion, we affirm the superior court’s denial of Petta’s motions for judgment as a matter of law, but vacate the judgment and remand for a new trial because the judgment cannot be supported by the damages evidence presented and shocks the conscience of…