Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 4:01:43 GMT -6
A former Ravalli County Treasurer who was placed on leave after she failed to pay bills and make reports has sued a western Montana newspaper for libel.
The lawsuit was filed on Feb. 11 by Richard and Valerie Stamey, even as county officials have been trying to serve legal papers to Valerie Stamey, the former county treasurer, since June 2014.
The Stameys are requesting $8 million from the Bitterroot Star and its proprietors, Michael and Victoria Howell. The lawsuit alleges that the Star falsely represented a dispute over a political ad that ran in the paper in 2010.
The ad was for Richard Stamey's bid for state Legislature in 2014. His wife, Valerie Stamey, was the campaign treasurer. The Stameys claim that the ad did not print as intended after they paid $125 up front, but the paper continued to bill them.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/former-ravalli-county-treasurer-sues-newspaper-for-libel/article_72833a51-df38-575a-850f-40afd139a5e7.html
The lawsuit was filed on Feb. 11 by Richard and Valerie Stamey, even as county officials have been trying to serve legal papers to Valerie Stamey, the former county treasurer, since June 2014.
The Stameys are requesting $8 million from the Bitterroot Star and its proprietors, Michael and Victoria Howell. The lawsuit alleges that the Star falsely represented a dispute over a political ad that ran in the paper in 2010.
The ad was for Richard Stamey's bid for state Legislature in 2014. His wife, Valerie Stamey, was the campaign treasurer. The Stameys claim that the ad did not print as intended after they paid $125 up front, but the paper continued to bill them.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/former-ravalli-county-treasurer-sues-newspaper-for-libel/article_72833a51-df38-575a-850f-40afd139a5e7.html