Price v. Moore [1]

According to a local police report, Ronald Price, a school board member, took a number of campaign signs supporting democratic congressional incumbent, Brad Miller, and put them in the trunk of his car. The county democratic party, which owned the signs, did not press charges, and the criminal matter was dropped.

Richard Moore, an independent newspaper publisher, operator of the Tammytown Tattler [2]and poltical talk show host, made critical statements about Price and the sign incident on his website and television show, allegedly claiming that Price was a "thief" and a "crook." Price sued Moore and his wife for defamation (libel and slander) in North Carolina state court in April 2007, seeking $140,000 in damages.

Update:

1/8/2008 - Price voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit on January 8, 2008.