On January 31, 2012 a jury in Pinellas County, Florida reportedly awarded Internet Businessman Mark J. Horne a $15.5 million judgement in his lawsuit against World Publications and co-defendants Bonnier Corp. and CEO Terry Snow for breach of contract after Horne sold his company Nautical Solutions Marketing Inc. to World Publications in 2004, according to a story on Trade Only Today.
Now, Snow is pushing back on the judgement in the most creative way possible–his lawyer has filed motions for “mistrial alleging, among other things, juror misconduct and prejudicial comments by the attorney for plaintiff.”
Among the defendants’ post-trial motions, filed Feb. 10, are allegations that Horne’s attorney commented on something the judge talked about outside the presence of the jury; told the jury that Snow would be indemnified against any judgment (in other words, his insurance company would pay the damages); vouched for the credibility of witnesses; called defense witnesses liars; and instructed the jury in a theory of damages that the judge himself refused to talk about, said the defendants’ Orlando, Fla., attorney, Michael Crosbie.
According to the story it would appear that a judge has already “ruled on the juror misconduct motion Feb. 28 and denied a request for a mistrial.” For those not following along, World Publications was the company that purchased Transworld Media and then became Bonnier USA, Transworld’s parent company. Those who are at all interested in the media business should click the link and read the rest of the story.
[Link: Trade Only Today]
