Dueling defamation lawsuits between former Nebraska GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and State Sen. Julie Slama are over, and neither side is coming back to court.
A filing this week from lawyers for both sides confirmed that the parties had negotiated an agreement to drop their lawsuits with prejudice, meaning they cannot sue each other again for the same reasons.
Neither side would discuss details about the move. A single statement from Slama’s attorney spoke for both sides, a Herbster spokesman confirmed to the Nebraska Examiner on Friday.
It said: “The Parties have dismissed their litigation against each other and will make no further statement on the matter.” Herbster had sued Slama in April. His lawsuit denied wrongdoing and said Slama’s accusation that Herbster had groped her was damaging to his character and reputation and was political.
Slama counter-sued Herbster days later, alleging, as she had in an April 14 Nebraska Examiner story, that Herbster had touched her inappropriately during a 2019 fundraising dinner in Omaha.
Slama’s lawsuit argued that Herbster had reached up her skirt and touched her without her consent. It said the then-candidate and his political team had defamed her.
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