Louis Palumbo, a Jones Beach, N.Y., lifeguard has been rebuffed in his effort to set aside the jury verdicts in his defamation lawsuit against fellow lifeguards Edward Peters and Roy Lester whom he accused of making comments that helped deny him a promotion. The jury found that Lester didn't defame Palumbo and Peters did, but it awarded no damages. Justice William R. LaMarca refused to set aside the verdicts, saying that the issues of damages and liability had been "fully and fairly litigated."
October 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Jones Beach, N.Y., lifeguard has been rebuffed in his effort to set aside the jury verdicts in his defamation lawsuit against two fellow lifeguards whom he accused of making comments that helped deny him a promotion.
Nassau County Supreme Court Justice William R. LaMarca refused to set aside the verdicts in Palumbo v. Peters, 6812/04, saying that the issues of damages and liability had been “fully and fairly litigated.”
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