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January 05, 2026
Legatum Exec Keeps $8M Libel Verdict Against Investigator
A private investigator can't escape an $8 million jury verdict on claims he and his company defamed a businessman by disseminating a bogus background report falsely stating the executive was a Russian asset, a D.C. federal court ruled, saying the defendants' "newly discovered evidence" is not important.
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October 22, 2024
Legatum Exec Wins $8M Libel Trial Against D.C. Investigator
A D.C. federal jury has awarded the founder of Dubai-based investment company Legatum more than $8 million in his defamation case against a private investigator accused of preparing and disseminating a bogus "background report" falsely stating the executive was a Russian asset.