K Mart Corp. v. Brzezinski

Kmart Corporation (Kmart) appeals the trial court's judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Suzanne Brzezinski, awarding her one million dollars ($1,000,-000.00) as compensatory damages and eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) as punitive damages on her complaint against Kmart for malicious prosecution and defamation. This appeal raises ten (10) issues. 1 Because of our disposition, we need discuss only two:

1. Whether the trial court erred in not finding as a matter of law that probable cause existed for Kmart to prosecute Brzezinski.

2. Whether the trial court erred in refusing…