defamation


False light? Would-be killer wants vampire stories removed Published on Jan 2nd, 2012 26 comments When Kurt Kroboth was tried for a vampire mask-assisted attempted murder of his estranged wife on Halloween night in 2004, the details of an upper-income couple's bitter divorce-turned-horror movie...
Tommy Garrett moves on Published on May 22nd, 2009 5 comments About a month after his lawyer left the case, publicist Tommy Garrett has dismissed his $10.7 million defamation case against this newspaper. Blogger Waldo Jaquith, who'd been subpoenaed by Garrett,...
Atty out: Latest Garrett lawyer departs defamation suit Published on Apr 20th, 2009 1 comments Tommy Garrett appeared on the cover of Senior Magazine in Arizona, has been on Ed Begley's show, and portrays a journalist in the movie, Queen of the Lot, now in production.. PUBLICITY PHOTO...
Subpoena-ville: Blogger Jaquith served in publicist's case Published on Jan 27th, 2009 14 comments Waldo Jaquith ran for City Council in 2002. FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Waldo Jaquith, the creator of Charlottesville's longstanding news blog, cvillenews.com, was subpoenaed last week by the man...
Slap happy? After Hook suit, man rattles another saber Published on Jan 6th, 2009 18 comments In his 17-page defamation lawsuit, Tommy Garrett repeatedly accuses the Hook of creating this image. PUBLICITY IMAGE On the heels of Buckingham publicist and chicken farmer Tommy Lightfoot Garrett's...
Senior's star: Buckingham publicist sues the Hook Published on Dec 23rd, 2008 26 comments What does he do? Well, he sues to clear his name. PUBLICITY PHOTO The Daily Progress reports that Buckingham publicist, chicken farmer, and alleged friend to many stars Tommy Lightfoot Garrett has...
Forgery trial continued for publicist to the stars Published on Feb 1st, 2008 0 comments Posted 2/1/08; updated 2/2/08. After a year of anticipation, Buckingham publicist and chicken farmer Tommy Garrett will have to wait another week to have his day in court. At 2pm Friday, February 1...