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McHALE v. LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS

No. 7756.

390 So.2d 556 (1980)

Robert M. McHALE, Plaintiff and Appellee-Appellant, v. LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearings Denied December 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Patin, Tete, Nolen & Hanchey, William M. Nolen, Lake Charles, Frank W. Middleton, Jr., of Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for defendants and appellants.

Christopher J. Roy, Alexandria, McHale, Bufkin & Dees, Michael K. Dees, Lake Charles, for plaintiff and appellee-appellant.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and CUTRER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff, Robert M. McHale, sues the defendant, Lake Charles American Press, and its publisher, W. Hugh Sherman, for damages caused by a defamatory editorial. The trial judge awarded plaintiff compensatory damages in the sum of $150,000, but rejected plaintiff's claim for punitive damages and attorney's fees under LSA-C.C. Article 2315.1A. The defendants appeal. Plaintiff also appeals, seeking punitive damages and attorney's fees.

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