Tenborg v. CalCoastNews/UncoveredSLO.com CA2/6
We are asked to reverse a judgment without the benefit of a record or settled statement. We decline the invitation.
Daniel Blackburn and Karen Velie are reporters for an online news site, CalCoastNews/UncoveredSLO.com, LLC (CalCoastNews). Charles Tenborg is a licensed hazardous waste transporter. Blackburn and Velie falsely reported that Tenborg encouraged San Luis Obispo County to engage in illegal hazardous waste transportation activities.
A jury awarded Tenborg $1.1 million for libel, consisting of $300,000 in economic damages, $300,000 in presumed damages, and $500,000 in punitive damages (against Velie only). Blackburn and Velie appeal from the judgment.
They did not furnish an adequate record. We affirm.
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