NEW YORK (AP) — A retrial is ready to start Monday for Sarah Palin’s lawsuit claiming The New York Occasions libeled her in an editorial eight years in the past.
The Occasions has acknowledged the editorial was inaccurate however stated it rapidly corrected an “honest mistake.”
The trial, anticipated to final per week, comes after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court docket of Appeals restored the case final yr. Jury choice is scheduled to start Monday morning.
In February 2022, Decide Jed S. Rakoff in Manhattan rejected Palin’s claims in a ruling issued whereas a jury deliberated. The decide then let jurors ship their verdict, which went in opposition to Palin.
In restoring the lawsuit, the 2nd Circuit stated Rakoff’s dismissal ruling improperly intruded on the jury’s work. It additionally cited flaws within the trial, saying there was inaccurate exclusion of proof, an inaccurate jury instruction and an inaccurate response to a query from the jury.
Kenneth G. Turkel, a lawyer for Palin, didn’t return a request for remark.
Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for the Occasions, stated Palin’s declare stemmed from “a passing reference to an event in an editorial that was not about Sarah Palin.”
“That reference was an unintended error, and quickly corrected. We’re confident we will prevail and intend to vigorously defend the case,” Stadtlander stated in a press release.
