1st Stage Set in Laxalt Suit
Tentative dates for taking depositions in U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt’s $250-million libel suit against the Sacramento Bee newspaper have been scheduled by a federal magistrate.
Laxalt (R-Nev.) is expected to face up to five days of questioning by attorneys for the newspaper, beginning in early October.
Laxalt filed his suit against the Bee after an article accused him of using men with questionable associations to help finance a Carson City casino owned by the Laxalt family.
Laxalt’s attorneys will take depositions from Bee reporter Denny Walsh beginning Sept. 23.
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