Del Junco v. Hufnagel
Defendant and appellant V. Georges Hufnagel created a website that looked like the website of plaintiff and respondent Tirso Del Junco, Jr., M.D. Hufnagels website libeled Dr. Del Junco. Hufnagel appeals from the default judgment entered in favor of Dr. Del Junco. Court find unpersuasive all contentions raised by Hufnagel except for the argument that the punitive damage award cannot stand. Reversal of the judgment would ordinarily be necessary because it includes an award of $200,000 in punitive damages despite the fact that Dr. Del Junco never introduced evidence of Hufnagels financial condition. However, Court are rendering a conditional appellate judgment providing Dr. Del Junco with a choice between accepting the judgment as modified or returning to the trial court to present to the trial court evidence on the issue of punitive damages.
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