On May 9, 2013, John Libertella, a podiatrist, was at the Richmond County Courthouse in connection with a child support arrears hearing with his former wife Rosemary. Staten Island personal injury trial lawyer Patrick Bisogno was also there, representing Rosemary (the twin sister of Patrick’s wife). After the court hearing, near the courthouse elevators, there
Defamation
Plaintiff Called a Whore, Child Abuser and Drug User, Sues for Defamation and Wins But No Damages Awarded
By John Hochfelder on
Posted in Defamation
Right on the heels of our post yesterday on defamation comes a case publicly reported just today in which neighbors in a small building in Brooklyn, New York ended up in court after years of screaming, menacing and suing. For the winner, though, there was no financial award to go with the judge’s finding that…
Loss of Consortium Claim Follows Arrest of College Basketball Coach
By John Hochfelder on
Posted in Defamation, Loss of Consortium Damages
On December 18, 2008, University of Mississippi’s basketball coach, Andy Kennedy, was arrested in Ohio for assault following an altercation with Mohammed Jiddou, a Cincinnati cab driver. The criminal trial is set for April 20, 2009.
But that’s not what’s prompting this post. What’s blogworthy here is the lawsuit the coach filed the day after…