If the jury found against Maddox and in favor of Pagones, why does Maddox continue to publicly accuse Pagones of being involved in the kidnapping and rape of Tawana Brawley?
The defamation jury did not find against Maddox and in favor of Pagones. If the jury had found in favor of Pagones, he could continue to sue Maddox every time Maddox pointed a finger at him. Because of the doctrine of res judicata and collateral estoppel, Maddox is in a better position now than he was when he first accused Pagones in March 1988. Maddox now has a license to publicly accuse Pagones since the jury found that Maddox had not defamed him when he publicly accused Pagones of being involved in the kidnapping and rape of Tawana.
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