DiMuroGinsberg Announces $10,000 Reward in John Grisham Anonymous Letter Saga and Launch of 'The Innocent Woman' Website.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Attorneys DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. today announced that their client, Katharine Almy, and her family are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the true author or authors of the unseemly anonymous letters written to Donna Swanson that began in 1996 and continued for a number of years later. These letters are at the heart of a pending civil lawsuit for intentional infliction of emotional distress The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. involving John Grisham “Grisham” redirects here. For other uses, see Grisham (disambiguation). John Ray Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. , Alan Swanson and Donna Swanson. Mrs. Almy was falsely accused of writing the letters. Additional information is available at: http://www.theinnocentwoman.com. "Someone with ties to the Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Princess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of the United Kingdom. community either knows who actually wrote the letters or has other information that would help lead us to identify the true author," said Michael S. Lieberman, a partner with DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. "Mrs. Almy and her family are appealing to anyone who believes they have relevant information to come forward and help - it's the right and decent thing to do, and there's a generous reward for someone who will." 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. court documents, beginning in 1996 and for a period of years afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. , Donna Swanson received several anonymous letters that made various unseemly accusations about her and her husband, Alan Swanson. In 1998, Mr. Grisham also received an anonymous letter. Mr. Grisham and the Swansons decided that they wanted to determine the source of the anonymous letters, and in doing so, they are alleged to have undertaken a course of conduct against Ms. Almy that was described by the Virginia Supreme Court as follows: "[w]e hold that reasonable persons could view the conduct alleged [against Grisham and the Swansons], if proved, as being 'so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community.'" The Supreme Court added, "Almy's motion for judgment sufficiently alleges emotional distress emotional distress n. an increasingly popular basis for a claim of damages in lawsuits for injury due to the negligence or intentional acts of another. Originally damages for emotional distress were only awardable in conjunction with damages for actual physical harm. 'so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it.'" These actions directly led to Mrs. Almy being falsely accused of authoring those letters according to allegations set forth in court documents. (Supreme Court of Virginia The Supreme Court of Virginia is one of the oldest continuously active judicial bodies in the United States. It has its roots in the seventeenth century English legal system, which was instituted in Virginia as part of the Charter of 1606 under which Jamestown, Virginia was Record No. 052378 and Circuit Court of Albemarle County, VA Case No. CL04-9694) Samples of the anonymous letters addressed to Mrs. Swanson are being made available to the public through a new website, 'The Innocent Woman,' in the hopes that someone will come forward and identify the true author. In addition, the Almys have retained two highly respected retired FBI special agents - Robert K. Taubert, who will serve as chief investigator - and Robert K. Ressler, an internationally acclaimed forensic behavioral expert to assist Mrs. Almy's attorneys in evaluating leads and administering the reward program. To review the letter samples, details of the case, rules governing the reward, how the reward program will be administered, along with a personal plea from Mrs. Almy, please visit: http://www.theinnocentwoman.com. About DiMuroGinsberg DiMuroGinsberg is a highly regarded litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. firm located in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. , focused primarily on general and complex civil litigation in the areas of corporate & commercial law, business torts, criminal law, employment & labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. , and professional liability & ethics. For more information: www.dimuro.com |
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