1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 577 F.Supp.
  5. 577 F.Supp. 318 (1983)
 

MARCONE v. PENTHOUSE INTERN., LTD.

Civ. A. No. 78-3733.

577 F.Supp. 318 (1983)

Frank J. MARCONE v. PENTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

On Motion for Reconsideration December 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Luchsinger, Media, Pa., for plaintiff.

Norman Ray Grutman, Jeffrey H. Daichman, New York City, Gregory S. Rubin, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

A jury has awarded compensatory damages of $30,000 and punitive damages of $537,500 to the plaintiff, Frank J. Marcone, and against the defendant, Penthouse International, Ltd., in this diversity defamation action. In an earlier opinion, 533 F.Supp. 353 (E.D.Pa.1982), this Court ruled that the plaintiff was not a public figure for the purposes of this action, and that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases