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4.15 [1980 New] Damages-Libel or Slander-Plaintiff Not a Public Official or Public Figure
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Instruction No 1 4.15 [1980 New] Damages--Libel or Slander--Plaintiff Not a Public Official or Public Figure If you find the issues in favor of plaintiff, then you must award plaintiff such sum as you believe will fairly and justly compensate plaintiff for any damages you believe he sustained [and is reasonably certain to sustain in the future] as a direct result of the (describe the publication such as "publishing of the newspaper article", "making of the statement", etc.) mentioned in the evidence. [If you find the issues in favor of plaintiff, and if you believe that defendant (describe the act of publication such as "published the newspaper article", "wrote the letter", "made the statement", etc.) with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard for whether it was true or false at a time when defendant had serious doubt as to whether it was true, then in addition to any damages to which you find plaintiff entitled under the foregoing paragraph, you may award plaintiff an additional amount as punitive damages in such sum as you believe will serve to punish defendant and to deter him and others from like conduct.]