Appeals Court Upholds $83.3 Million Verdict<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An appeals court has unanimously upheld a jury\u2019s $83.3 million judgment in writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E. Jean Carroll\u2019s defamation case against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump was previously found liable for se*ually a**aulting Carroll in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Court Cites Severity of Conduct<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit acknowledged that the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
damages \u201capproach the upper limit of reasonableness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, the court ruled the award was justified \u201cin light of the extraordinary and egregious facts of this case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 70-page ruling emphasized that Trump<\/p>\n\n\n\n
must not only face punishment but also be deterred from making further defamatory statements about Carroll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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