Date: 10-31-2009

Case Style: Michael Westergren v. Bruce Olson

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Court: District Court, Nueces County, Texas

Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark Cannan, Clemens & Spencer P.C., San Antonio, Texas

Defendant's Attorney: Robert Heil, The Law Offices of Robert J. Heil, Corpus Christi, Texas

Description: Senior District Judge Michael Westergren sued Bruce Olson on a defamation theory claiming that Defendant read complaints made by a former college employee about him on a November 2006 radio show that were not true.

Defendant claimed that the statements were true and further claimed that he had the right to repeat the allegations even if they were not true because Plaintiff was a public figure.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $10,000.00.

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Comments: Editor's Comments: Public figures do not enjoy the same protections as ordinary citizens for false and defamatory comments and publications about them.