A California appeal court ruled Thursday that Michael Flatley, the self-styled "Lord of the Dance," could proceed with a $100 million extortion suit against an Illinois lawyer. Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal kept the case alive by upholding an order rejecting a SLAPP suit by D. Dean Mauro, a Waukegan, Ill., attorney who filed a $35 million suit falsely accusing the Irish dancer of raping an ex-stripper in a Las Vegas hotel room.
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Calif. Court Revives Lord of the Dance's $100M Extortion Suit Against Lawyer
The Recorder
September 3, 2004
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