San Francisco Superior Court Judge Marla Miller on Monday raised the amount the SF Weekly must pay in damages to the Bay Guardian — from $6.3 million to $15.9 million — for undercutting its rival with below-cost ads, the Chronicle reports. Miller also put a 10-year injunction on the Weekly, barring it from selling display ads below cost. The SF Weekly, part of the Village Voice Media chain of alt-weeklies, has vowed to appeal. Its lawyers argue the Guardian lost money due to outside forces, including the dot-com bust, Craigslist and lagging reader interest. (More)
Judge raises amount SF Weekly must pay
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