Mitchell v. Folmar & Associates, LLP

S. Felton Mitchell, Jr., appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against him and in favor of Folmar Associates, LLP ("Folmar"), the plaintiff in this malicious-prosecution action. The judgment awarded $51,918.40 in compensatory damages, which was the exact amount of the attorney fees and costs Folmar expended in defending against Mitchell's first counterclaim (the gravamen of Folmar's malicious-prosecution action), and $103,836.80 in punitive damages, which is two times the amount of the compensatory damages.

Folmar is a partnership primarily engaged in developing and managing…