Articles by Keith Coffman

CNN Hit With $275M Defamation Suit by Kentucky Student

A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January. …

High School Student at Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post

A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist in a January videotaped incident at the …

Brother of JonBenet Ramsey Settles Colorado Lawsuit with CBS

The brother of slain Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey has settled the lawsuit he filed against CBS Corp. over a documentary theorizing that he killed her, both sides said. Burke Ramsey’s attorney, Lin Wood, said the case had been …

Jury Rules Cinemark Theaters Not Liable in 2012 Colorado Movie Shooting

The owners of a movie theater where 12 people were killed during a screening of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” are not liable for the mass shooting, a jury ruled on Thursday, in the first civil lawsuit stemming …

Lawsuit over Colorado Movie Theater Massacre Heads to Jury

The management of a Colorado movie theater where 12 patrons were slain in a 2012 shooting rampage could never have foreseen, nor safeguarded against, such a seemingly random but meticulously planned and violent attack, its lawyers said on Wednesday. Towards …

Jury Selected in Colorado Movie Massacre Lawsuit

A six-member jury was chosen on Monday in Colorado to hear the first civil trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims stemming from a 2012 mass shooting in which 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suburban …

Wal-Mart Settles Claims Over Listeria Deaths Linked to Cantaloupes

Wal-Mart has settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer, both sides said on Wednesday. Thirty-three people died and 147 …

Catholic Hospital Claims Fetus Not Person in Colorado Malpractice Defense

Three Colorado bishops said on Thursday they will review a Catholic Church hospital’s defense of a lawsuit that argues fetuses do not have legal status – apparently contradicting the Church’s teaching on life issues. The case stems from a malpractice …