Jury Awards Man $25 Million In Defamation Suit Against Oklahoma’s Largest Newspaper

An Oklahoma court ruled in favor of a man and granted him a substantial $25 million in damages Monday after he was mistakenly identified in the state’s largest newspaper. The state’s leading newspaper, The Oklahoman, falsely accused Scott Sapulpa of being the announcer responsible for racist remarks made during a girls basketball game broadcast in 2021, according to The AP. The Muskogee County jury allocated $5 million of the total sum for actual damages, with an additional $20 million earmarked for punitive measures, the outlet reported. Michael Barkett, representing Sapulpa,...