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GOHARI v. DARVISH

No. 25, Sept. Term, 2000.

767 A.2d 321 (2001)

363 Md. 42

Shahriar GOHARI et al., v. John R. DARVISH.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Smith (Elizabeth A. Cavanagh of Jenner & Block, on brief), Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

David G. Leitch (Catherine E. Stetson of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., on brief), Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, and LAWRENCE F. RODOWSKY, (retired, specially assigned), JJ.

HARRELL, J.

John R. Darvish, Respondent, was found liable by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of defamation of Shahriar Gohari, Petitioner, and of tortious interference with a contract that Gohari had entered to purchase an automobile dealership. The jury awarded Petitioner compensatory damages in the amount of $500,000.00 for the defamation claim. Petitioner and Arlington Motors, Inc., Petitioner's co-plaintiff at trial, also were awarded $2,120...

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