E. Jean Caroll v. Donald J. Trump

New York, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a defamation theory.



E. Jean Carroll sued Donald J. Trump on libel and slander theories claiming that he made untrue public statements about her after a previous jury had found against him on a prior jury verdict against him.

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan: Jury Trial held and completed on 1/26/2024. Closing arguments heard. Jury charged. Deliberations begun and concluded and a verdict returned in favor of the plaintiff (see main document attached to this entry for the PDF of the Jury Verdict). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Court Exhibit A Circulation Draft Verdict Form, # 2 Exhibit Court Exhibit B Circulation Draft Jury Instructions, # 3 Exhibit Court Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit Court Exhibit D Jury Instructions) (Mohan, Andrew) (Entered: 01/26/2024)

The jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, and $65 million in punitive damages. The compensatory amount included $11 million for repairing her reputation, and $7.3 million for emotional harm.

In a social media post after the verdict, Trump called the judicial system "Broken and Unfair!"