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.

[NWHarkness]

1. Your title is misleading

Has she won her motion for a new triaal? The article only says that she is asking for one, not that it has been granted.

[maddezmom]

2. Lt. Governor 2B

please edit your subject line to reflect the correct title, "Pritt seeks new libel trial"

Thanks in advance :)

[MGKrebs]

3. Welcome to DU Mr. Pritt.

thegreenpapers.com shows that you did not qualify for the Lt. Gov. race. Is this accurate?

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/AR.phtml

[Lt. Governor 2B]

4. Yes

I withdrew from the Lt. Governor's race, 15 minutes before deadline for the major
parties. I didn't believe I could raise enough to win, so I made a hard decision.