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GORDON v. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSP.

No. 82-547-Appeal.

496 A.2d 132 (1985)

Robert L. GORDON, M.D., et al. v. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Y. Chaika, Chaika & Loffredo, Cranston, for plaintiff.

Michael T. Wallor, James T. Murphy, Hanson Curran & Parks, A. David Tammelleo, Regan Associates, Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This is an action wherein the plaintiffs, Robert L. Gordon, M.D., and Michael A. DeLuca, M.D., seek compensatory and punitive damages for defamation of character arising out of an allegedly libelous publication. After trial in Superior Court, jury verdicts were returned in the amount of $175,000 in compensatory damages for each plaintiff. The defendant's motion for a new trial was granted on the issue of damages only unless each plaintiff...

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