Of the family's $ 7.25 million verdict, $ 6.25 million is in punitive damages for the manufacturer's
allegedly reckless disregard of patients and their safety, $ 750,000 is for Sadler's pain and suffering, $ 236,325 for medical bills, and approximately $ 10,000 is for her parents» lost income and travel costs.
This requires that Mann show that the
allegedly defamatory comments were made with actual malice — i.e. actual knowledge that the allegdly defamatory claims were false or
reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the claims made.