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Lawyer faces $256M verdict for paying witnesses in human-rights case
Attorneys & Judges
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Lawyer faces $256M verdict for paying witnesses in human-rights case

  • Daniel Fisher
  • 1 hr ago

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer who accused an Alabama coal company of human-rights abuses in Colombia was hit with a $256 million jury verdict am…

Geragos can’t sue Nigerian bros for suing him over Smollett comments
Cook County Record

Geragos can’t sue Nigerian bros for suing him over Smollett comments

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated 20 hrs ago

CHICAGO - An Illinois state appeals court has blocked celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos and his Beverly Hills law firm from reviving a lawsuit aga…

Asking a customer if he wants an HIV test isn’t defamation
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Asking a customer if he wants an HIV test isn’t defamation

  • Daniel Fisher
  • Jan 16, 2026

WILMINGTON, Del. - A male model who was offended by a pharmacist who asked if he was in line for an HIV screen on a national testing day has n…

Calif. lawyer seeks millions for negative Google review
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Calif. lawyer seeks millions for negative Google review

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Jan 13, 2026

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California lawyer is seeking seven-figures from two men – one of whom is a former client – over a negative review on Google.

Ex-employee accuses equipment company of discrimination
Florida Record

Ex-employee accuses equipment company of discrimination

  • Jessica M. DeBois
  • Updated Dec 29, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida man is suing his former employer, alleging the equipment company was “intentional, willful, malicious” in it…

Phila. lawyer sues Daily Mail for using social-media photos
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Phila. lawyer sues Daily Mail for using social-media photos

  • John O’Brien
  • Dec 8, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania lawyer profiled overseas as “jet-setting” and “high-flying” is suing The Daily Mail for publishing photographs o…

Jury orders CA to pay fired prison psych doc $17M for defamation
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Jury orders CA to pay fired prison psych doc $17M for defamation

  • Michael Carroll
  • Updated Nov 24, 2025

SACRAMENTO - A San Diego psychologist was awarded nearly $17 million in a recent jury trial over the plaintiff’s allegation that she was retal…

Alleged ‘baby goose killer’ files slander suit after shaming
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Alleged ‘baby goose killer’ files slander suit after shaming

  • John O’Brien
  • Nov 24, 2025

PITTSBURGH – A man shamed publicly for hitting young geese with his car says he was trying to avoid hitting the big one and never saw the litt…

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Investigator says Marion Co. prosecutor slandered him online
West Virginia Record
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Investigator says Marion Co. prosecutor slandered him online

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Nov 6, 2025

FAIRMONT – An attorney for a veteran investigator has filed an emergency motion for an expedited hearing after he says the Marion County Prose…

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Charged investigator: prosecutor tried to bully, defame him
West Virginia Record
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Charged investigator: prosecutor tried to bully, defame him

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

FAIRMONT – The attorneys for a veteran investigator have filed a motion to dismiss a magistrate court case, calling it an effort “to intimidat…

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