United States Third Circuit

In a defamation action, denial of plaintiff's motion for new trial is affirmed where the omission of a presumed damages instruction did not constitute a fundamental error resulting in a miscarriage of justice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/27/2005
• Decided 09/12/2005
• Published 09/12/2005

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, ALITO and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George A. Bochetto, (Argued), David P. Heim, Bochetto & Lentz, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carl A. Solano, (Argued), Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees.