‘This is vindication’

Leshers win landmark defamation case; couple awarded $13 million judgment

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette

Mark and Rhonda Lesher stand on the steps of Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, shortly after their acquittal of sexual assault charges Jan. 16, 2009. On Friday, the couple were awarded more than $13 million in a cyber-defamation suit that included their accuser, Shannon Coyel, and her hus...

FORT WORTH, Texas—Local attorney Mark Lesher and his wife, Rhonda Lesher, were awarded more than $13 million Friday in a landmark Internet defamation case by a Tarrant County jury.

“This vindicates us. This is vindication for all the scurrilous, vile, defamatory sta...

Published: 04/21/2012