A University of Virginia (UVA) dean triumphed in her lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine Friday, with a jury finding the magazine liable for defaming her in an article about a bogus gang-rape on campus. Nicole Eramo sued the magazine in 2015 over her portrayal in the infamous Sabrina Erdely article “A Rape on Campus,” which recounted allegations by then-UVA student Jackie Coakley that she …
A federal judge on Friday said he will issue a restraining order against Donald Trump’s campaign and longtime adviser Roger Stone to avoid “harassing or intimidating conduct” at polling places on Nov. 8 Election Day. U.S. District Judge James Gwin did not specify exactly what will or will not be allowed but said the order would …
The Connellsville-based Wendell H. Stone Company Inc., also known as Stone & Company, filed the suit through their attorney, Stuart Gaul Jr., naming Glenn Family Inc., also known as Headwind Consumer Products (HCP), as the defendant. The suit claims HCP has been involved in the practice of sending unsolicited fax advertisements, specifically for items like …
Huntsville’s city council voted to allow City Attorney Trey Riley to settle a lawsuit alleging that a STAC investigator from Huntsville Police Department hit a detainee. The lawsuit, “Vance Derrick Stone v. City of Huntsville, et al,” alleges officer Anthony McElyea struck Vance Stone while he was waiting to be taken to the hospital post-arrest. It was …
On Wednesday, a judge tossed out a lawsuit that former fraternity members at the University of Virginia filed against Rolling Stone for defamation over an article that described a gang rape at their fraternity. The story was later discredited and Rolling Stone has since retracted it. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel cited comments as “speculation and hypothesis rather than fact,” according …