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HOFFMANN v. CLARK

No. 19-2086.

975 N.W.2d 656 (2022)

Jerry HOFFMANN and Hoffmann Innovations, Inc., d/b/a DIY AutoTune, Appellees, v. Scott CLARK and RealTuners, LLC, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 17, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew G. Sease (argued) and Kylie E. Crawford (until withdrawal) of Sease & Wadding, Des Moines, for appellants.

Seth N. Katz (argued) of Shepherd Law, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, and Robert M. Livingston of Stuart Tinley Law Firm, LLP, Council Bluffs, for appellees.

McDermott, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which all participating justices joined. Christensen, C.J., has no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

A jury awarded Hoffmann Innovations, Inc., and its owner Jerry Hoffmann $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages against a fired employee, Scott Clark, and his new competing company based mainly on defamatory statements that Clark made on social media, online forums, and in podcasts. During the course of the litigation...

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