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RIDDLE v. GOLDEN ISLES BROADCASTING, LLC

No. A08A0024.

666 S.E.2d 75 (2008)

RIDDLE v. GOLDEN ISLES BROADCASTING, LLC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent D. Sowerby, Brunswick, for appellant.

E. Michael Ruberti, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, James C. Rawls, Atlanta, for appellee.

ELLINGTON, Judge.

A Glynn County jury found Golden Isles Broadcasting, LLC, liable to Travis S. Riddle for defamatory statements made in a radio broadcast and awarded him $100,000 in damages. Following the grant of a new trial as to damages only, a second jury awarded Riddle $25,000. Riddle appeals, contending, among other things, that the court abused its discretion in granting a new trial as to damages only pursuant to OCGA § 51-12-12.1

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