The Delaware Supreme dealt a double blow to the The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., in a libel case. The court affirmed a jury verdict finding that a doctor was wronged by a newspaper story insinuating she recommended surgery for financial gain. The court also threw out a $2.8-million damage award for a new reckoning that would take into account the wealth of the Gannett Co., which owns the newspaper.
May 09, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., took a double hit May 3 from the Delaware Supreme Court in a libel case, which was decided 4-1 in favor of a Wilmington gynecologist who filed suit eight years ago in a legal odyssey that has attracted national media attention.
In the first blow, the court affirmed a Superior Court jury verdict finding that the gynecologist, Margo Kanaga, was wronged by a newspaper story conveying the impression she had recommended surgery for financial gain.
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