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Court Vacates Part Of Steinberg Civil Penalty

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Oct 11, 2007 10:36 am US/Eastern

Court Vacates Part Of Steinberg Civil Penalty

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Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Joel Steinberg served 15 years in prison for killing his adopted daughter Lisa in 1987.
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The state's highest court is overturning one element of a lower court's $15 million judgment against Joel Steinberg, a man dubbed a "monster" in the New York tabloids following the death of his adopted 6-year-old daughter.

The state Court of Appeals is ordering a new trial to address an element of the award to the girl's birth mother. The 7-0 decision on Steinberg's appeal found that although there was evidence of prior abuse at the criminal trial, the issue wasn't "necessarily decided" in that trial.

Depending on the outcome, $5 million of the award could be altered.

Steinberg served 15 years in prison for killing his adopted daughter Lisa in 1987.