$6.1M
Libel
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Case Details
Jury verdict affirmed by Court of Appeals for a former state firearms examiner, Beth Desmond, in her libel case against the Raleigh News & Observer and reporter Mandy Locke.
Additional Notes
Actual jury verdict was over $9 Million but mandatorily reduced by statute to $6.12 Million. Case involved false reporting by News & Observer about firearms examiner's analysis, leading to career and personal harm. Punitive damages of $7,500,000.00 against News and Observer and $75,000.00 against Mandy Locke individually. Case was on appeal to NC Supreme Court at the time of writing.