From the Wild West to the Courtroom: Guarding Truth in the Age of Misinformation
One of the first cases I handled as a young lawyer was a small claims court breach of contract case in Indiana. I represented a business that sold a fax machine to a lawyer who failed to make payment for the equipment. We sued the lawyer for a whopping $1,243. Before the case was concluded, I left the Indiana law firm to move back to North Carolina. A year or so later, I was contacted by a lawyer representing my former client. He advised that the defendant lawyer had submitted into evidence a letter that appeared to be fabricated. The letter was dated December 7, 1991, and recited that he had spoken with me and that I told him to settle directly with the client for $86. Read More +