Case Result
$6M
Defamation
2012
Trial Verdict
Goose Creek, SC
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Case Details
Jury awarded local Municipal Court Judge Maureen Coffey $6 million for defamatory statements made by a Home Owners Association.
Additional Notes
$2 million actual and $4 million punitive damages. The defense argued the judge was a public figure and criticism was reasonable, but the jury found actual malice.