Pursuant to the rule, the judge stated that the jury must be instructed that “when determining an appropriate sum of compensatory, presumed, and punitive damages, infer that defendant Giuliani was intentionally trying to hide relevant discovery.” The limiting instruction means the jury must infer the plaintiff’s claim that Giuliani “received substantial financial benefits” from defaming the plaintiffs as true. Additionally, the jury may not consider Giuliani’s financial ability to satisfy the award amounts. Judge Howell also barred Giuliani and his legal team from introducing any statements saying Giuliani did not benefit from the defamation or that he lacks the ability to pay the awards.
Rudy is a conniving son of a gun. So what else is new? Full story at Jurist.
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