Beasley Firm saves reputation in record defamation case

In the largest defamation award in Pennsylvania history, The Beasley Firm sued the Philadelphia Inquirer and won $34 million on behalf of Richard Sprague, who was accused of quashing a murder investigation when he was acting as Philadelphia’s Assistant District Attorney. Tried twice, with the first verdict of $3.4 million, when retried a different jury also found that the newspaper had intentionally harmed Mr. Sprague and came down with the record setting verdict. This case lasted for more than twenty years and is a testament to the Firm's tenacity in fighting for what's right.