Jack Nicklaus has been awarded a $50 million judgment in a defamation lawsuit against his former company after a Palm Beach County, Florida, jury determined the backers of the company spread malicious rumors about the 18-time major champion. Nicklaus filed…
A Florida jury delivered a $50 million verdict to Jack Nicklaus in his defamation suit against Nicklaus Companies, the enterprise now controlled by billionaire banker Howard Milstein.The award comes months after a Manhattan trial judge dismissed the company’s legal effort…