Local Paper Shuts Down After Mayor’s $1.1 Million Defamation Suit
Herald, a Massachusetts local paper in business for nearly 140 years, will shut down over a $1.1 million defamation suit for fabricating stories about Everett’s mayor. Court documents showed that the paper’s editor,
Everett Mayor’s defamation suit ends with sealed settlement, closure of local paper
Emails and text messages revealed through discovery showed the paper’s owner embarked on a personal “Holocaust” against the Mayor over concerns for his own Everett based
Everett’s mayor to get $1.1 million in defamation settlement with local newspaper
The publisher and editor of one of Everett’s longtime papers admitted to fabricating stories. The newspaper must shutter this week under the settlement.
Everett mayor wins $1.1M in defamation settlement, local paper agrees to shut down
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria alleged The Everett Leader Herald knowingly fabricated quotes and published false accusations against him. The post Everett mayor wins $1.1M in defamation settlement, local paper agrees to shut down appeared first on Boston.
Everett newspaper to shut down after sued for defamation
In Everett, a local newspaper is shutting down, after agreeing to pay the city's mayor $1.1 million to settle a defamation lawsuit.
A 139-year-old newspaper closing after paying $1.1m for made-up mayor stories
A 139-year-old newspaper closing after paying $1.1m for made-up mayor stories - String of false articles dubbed the mayor ‘Kickback Carlo’
How 'made-up' stories about mayor proved costly for 139-year-old US newspaper
The Everett Leader Herald, a 139-year-old Massachusetts newspaper, will close after reaching a $1.1 million settlement in a defamation case filed by Mayor Carlo DeMaria over fabricated articles and false accusations.
Editorial: Carlo DeMaria wins back his good name
The Everett Leader Herald has eroded our craft — and worse — made Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria fight to regain his good name.
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Everett's Leader Herald to Close After $1.1M Defamation Settlement with Mayor DeMaria
Everett Mayor DeMaria settles a lawsuit, resulting in the Leader Herald newspaper closing and paying him $1.1 million.
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria settles defamation suit against newspaper for $1.1 million
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria will receive $1.1 million in a settlement resolving his defamation lawsuit against the Everett ...
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria awarded $1.1M in defamation settlement; Newspaper agrees to close
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria is celebrating a $1.1 million settlement against a 139-year-old Massachusetts newspaper, which ...