Charlotte Pritt granted new libel trial against RNC

[Lt. Governor 2B]

http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/Other%20News/2006042028

By Susan Williams
Staff writer

Could jurors be swayed by a lawyer telling them that, if they agreed to dismiss a case, they would not have to continue working on the case’s second part? Lawyers for Charlotte Pritt raise this possibility in the appeal they filed in Fayette County Circuit Court.

Former gubernatorial candidate Pritt sued Republican officials on charges of libel, saying ads they wrote about her were false and hurt her in the election and in her private life.

When the case came to trial in March, it was divided into two parts, or bifurcated. If Pritt had won, the two sides would have moved into the second section of the case, where they would have discussed whether Pritt was entitled to monetary damages. The lawsuit was filed against the West Virginia State Victory Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. go charlotte

it's hard to prove libel, but this case had some merit. the ads were flat-out false

[Hubert Flottz]

2. That's GREAT!

Nothing's too dirty for the GOP.