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|subject=Contracts | |subject=Contracts | ||
|appealed_from=Minnesota State Court of Appeals | |appealed_from=Minnesota State Court of Appeals | ||
|related=Cohen v. Cowles Media | |related=Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. | ||
|facts=The plaintiff, Dan Cohen, was promised by the defendants Northwest Publications, Inc. and the Pioneer Press that his name would not be disclosed in exchange for some documents which leaked information about a politician running in an upcoming election. They decided to print his name as the source of the information, against the reporter’s judgment. | |facts=The plaintiff, Dan Cohen, was promised by the defendants Northwest Publications, Inc. and the Pioneer Press that his name would not be disclosed in exchange for some documents which leaked information about a politician running in an upcoming election. They decided to print his name as the source of the information, against the reporter’s judgment. | ||
|procedural_history=The jury awarded Cohen $200,000 compensatory damages, and $250,000 punitive damages. | |procedural_history=The jury awarded Cohen $200,000 compensatory damages, and $250,000 punitive damages. |