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Entertainment & Sports

Aug. 6, 2010

Actor's Jury Award Challenged

A television production company ordered to pay $23.2 million to actor Don Johnson in a profit dispute has asked the judge to reverse the verdict or allow a new trial, because it claims the jury verdict was reached in error.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A television production company that was ordered last month to pay a $23.2 million award to actor Don Johnson in a profit dispute now claims the jury verdict was reached in error and has asked the judge overseeing the case to reverse the award or order a new trial.

Meanwhile, Johnson's lawyers fired back asking for an even bigger award, according to court filings...

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