Case Closed.A 1997 case finally came to an end for a Little Rock man who worked for attorney Sam Perroni and then sued him. In May, Robert M. Berry, a psychologist who has a business serving as a consultant to trial attorneys agreed to pay Perroni $3,000 and further costs for services he didn't provide. Berry worked with Perroni to help him prepare developer Jay DeHaven's defense when he was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. in 1993. DeHaven was acquitted at trial. Berry and Perroni had worked together on a number of cases over the years, but their relationship ended after the DeHaven case. Berry said he was only partially paid for his work and Perroni still owed him $18,891, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his lawsuit filed in Pulaski County Pulaski County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Perroni turned around and sued Berry for $3,000 for services not provided in another trial. Then the case got ugly. In court papers, Perroni asked Berry to admit that alcoholism alcoholism, disease characterized by impaired control over the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholism is a serious problem worldwide; in the United States the wide availability of alcoholic beverages makes alcohol the most accessible drug, and alcoholism is impaired his ability to provide the services Perroni requested. Berry denied the accusation and called it "deliberately defamatory def·a·ma·tion n. The act of defaming; calumny. de·fam  a·to ry adj. ."
Berry lost his case against Perroni, but Perroni won and received the $3,000 judgment in April 1999. But Berry didn't pay. It wasn't until Perroni filed a motion for contempt that Berry came through with the money. |
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