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HOEPER v. AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORP.

No. 08CA1358.

232 P.3d 230 (2009)

William L. HOEPER, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

November 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Overturf McGath Hull & Doherty, P.C., Scott A. McGath, Jason P. Rietz, Nikolai N. Frant, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Jaudon & Avery LLP, Alan D. Avery, David H. Yun, Jared R. Ellis, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

David M. Gaouette, United States Attorney, Paul Farley, Assistant United States Attorney, Denver, Colorado, for Amicus Curiae United States.

Jaudon & Avery, LLP, Alan D. Avery, David H. Yun, Denver, Colorado; Crowell & Moring, LLP, Lorraine B. Halloway, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Regional Airline Association.

Opinion by Judge WEBB.

This case juxtaposes important air transportation safety procedures established by federal statute against remedies for defamation under state common law. Defendant, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, William L. Hoeper, on his defamation claim, awarding $849,625 in compensatory damages and $391,875 in punitive damages.

Air Wisconsin primarily asserts that section...

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