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Linda Erickson could be awarded millions of dollars in actual and punitive damages, her lawyer told The Post and Courier in Charleston. Erickson sued the City Paper's parent company, Jones Street Publishers, claiming that the newspaper defamed her in a January 2000 story on court-appointed guardians for children. The story contained "unfounded allegations against Erickson's professional abilities" made by the grandmother of a child for whom Erickson was a guardian, even though Erickson was not identified by name, according to The Post and Courier. A new jury will be seated to award damages.