THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Atlanta’s former police chief can’t yet shake a defamation lawsuit alleging he maliciously and falsely labeled a young protester as one of the city’s most violent gang-affiliated criminals, a federal judge has ruled.
Read MoreFOX NEWS: Todd Chrisley's legal and financial woes continue to mount as the reality star is serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion. On April 4, a Georgia court ordered Chrisley, 55, to pay [plaintiff] $755,000 after he lost a defamation lawsuit the tax investigator filed against him in July 2021.
Read MoreTHE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Embattled former reality television star Todd Chrisley has to pay $755,000 to a Georgia Department of Revenue investigator he slandered in podcasts and on social media, a Georgia jury has decided.
Read MoreTHE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Truist Bank is facing a $2.5 million defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County business owner who claims the bank falsely and publicly accused her of bank fraud. The plaintiff said in a federal court complaint that her image from Truist’s security footage was provided to Gwinnett County police by the bank in August, when the bank reported that a customer had unlawfully obtained almost $20,000 from a Duluth branch in June.
Read MoreCHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS: Attorneys representing the family of Roger Heard Jr., who was shot by police at a Speedway gas station last month, allege officers used excessive force and violated Heard's constitutional rights by continuing to shoot him once he was on the ground.
Read MoreCOURTHOUSE NEWS: The Second Circuit weighed Thursday whether to revive a Trump supporter’s defamation claims against MSNBC host Joy Reid over social media posts that depicted a fiery argument over immigration policy at a California city council meeting.
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