Claims against the cities of Joplin and Baxter Springs, Kansas, along with Cherokee County in the 2022 death of 2-year-old Clesslynn Crawford, have been settled with the girl's family for $1.5 million ...
Lake's attorneys argued in court that Richer intended to chill Lake's speech by bringing a defamation lawsuit against her. Richer's legal team maintained his suit is a clear-cut defamation case.