Pensacola Motor Sales, Inc., D/b/a Bob Tyler Toyota v. Daphne Automotive, LLC, D/b/a Eastern Shore Toyota, and Shawn…

Summary

The court affirmed judgments awarding compensatory and punitive damages to the dealership and its owner on slander claims. It held that the defendants failed to show reversible evidentiary error, that the compensatory awards were supported by presumed reputational harm and evidence of lost profits, and that the punitive awards were not excessive under the applicable constitutional and state-law factors. No separate opinions were filed.