Lou Dibella and Dibella Entertainment, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Bernard Hopkins, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2005-04-04

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Lou DiBella sued defendant Bernard Hopkins, a former business associate, for libel. DiBella alleged that Hopkins made four libelous statements about him. After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before Judge Denny Chin in November 2002, the plaintiff was awarded a substantial verdict based on…

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