Security guard wins $550,000 defamation verdict (access required)

The Richland County School District offered Jeffery Kennedy $5,000 to settle his defamation claim against it, according to Kennedy’s attorney. A jury determined in October that it was worth a little more, awarding him $550,000, including $350,000 in punitive damages. On Feb. 24, a judge denied the defense motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. One of Kennedy’s ...

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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Security guard wins $550,000 defamation verdict

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