Federal Court Lawsuit Claiming Defamation Withdrawn on Behalf of Board of Education

Represented a board of education claim in a tort action brought by a former administrator, who claimed he was defamed by statements made in a newspaper article following his departure. Successfully demonstrated that the alleged statements were all made before the administrator entered into a separation agreement with the board, and therefore the administration had waived all claims. Based on this argument, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the board. The court also entered summary judgment on the board’s counterclaim that the administrator breached the terms of his separation agreement, and thereafter awarded the board the full value of its attorney’s fees in the litigation.