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THORNTON v. EQUIFAX, INC.

No. J-76-C-42.

467 F.Supp. 1008 (1979)

Brenda THORNTON, Plaintiff, v. EQUIFAX, INCORPORATED, a Georgia Corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, Jonesboro Division.

March 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill W. Bristow, Seay & Bristow, Jonesboro, Ark., Donald E. Prevallet, Reid, Burge & Prevallet, Blytheville, Ark., for plaintiff.

John V. Phelps, Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, Jonesboro, Ark., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

VAN SICKLE, District Judge, Sitting by Designation.

This matter arose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.), and the Arkansas law of libel. The matter was tried to a jury which granted $5,000.00 in damages and $250,000.00 in punitive damages.

The Defendant has moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In a separate motion Defendant has asked for a new trial, or in the alternative, for a remittitur...

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