UVA: Judge denies Rolling Stone’s bid to kill fraternity’s lawsuit
To get the attention of a male student, Jackie Coakley lied about being raped at a fraternity party. Rolling Stone then published Jackie’s lies resulting in vicious violent attacks on Phi Kappa Psi. To correct this injustice, the fraternity sued. Recently a Virginia judge denied Rolling Stone’s attempt to throw out a $25 million lawsuit filed by the fraternity. Circuit Judge Richard E. Moore said in his decision that the statements made about the fraternity in the now debunked UVA rape story could reasonably be considered defamatory and the lawsuit can move forward.
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