Defamed Pa. Atty. Wins $1.5M Award Over 'Secret Fee' Stories

By Matt Fair ( October 3, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT) -- The chairman of Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco won a $1.5 million defamation award on Thursday over a story published by a suburban Philadelphia newspaper falsely reporting on allegations that he'd used his role as chairman of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority to earn secret legal fees for his firm....

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