US EditionTexas jury rules mom, lawyer must pay millions to teenager they accused of racial bullying
A Texas jury ruled Summer Smith and attorney Kim Cole caused emotional distress and misused GoFundMe funds, awarding $3.2 million to teen Asher Vann for false racial bullying claims.
- A Texas jury ruled that Summer Smith and Kim Cole must pay millions to Asher Vann for intentionally inflicting emotional distress and publicizing his private information after accusing him of racial bullying at a 2021 birthday sleepover in Plano.
- The incident involved accusations that Vann forced Smith's son to drink urine, which Vann described as immature behavior, while Smith saw it as a vile act linked to racial bullying.
- Over $100,000 was raised via a GoFundMe created by Cole for Smith and her son, but Vann's lawyer argued the funds were misused and not fully spent on schooling or counseling as intended.
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White Teen Awarded $3.2 Million Over False Racism Accusations
(Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP) A federal judge upheld a jury verdict awarding more than $3 million to a 19-year-old Texas man whose friend’s mother accused him of racially-motivated bullying of her son. Collin County District Judge Benjamin Smith upheld a jury verdict awarding $3.2 million to Asher Vann, who accused Summer Smith and attorney Kim Cole of causing him emotional distress and publicizing his private information. Cole and Smit…
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Texas jury rules mom, lawyer must pay millions to teenager they accused of racial bullying
A 2021 viral Snapchat video showed a Plano boy allegedly bullied into drinking urine. A jury just awarded $3.2M to one of the teens accused of making him drink it.
Texas Mother and Attorney Ordered to Pay $3.2 Million to Teen Accused in Racial Bullying Case
A Texas mother and her attorney, who previously accused a group of pre-teens of racially motivated bullying, have been ordered to pay $3.2 million to one of the accused. Summer Smith and attorney Kim Cole were found liable by a jury for inflicting emotional distress and publicizing information about Asher Vann, now 19. Vann had been accused of forcing Smith’s son to drink a cup of urine during a sleepover at a Plano home in February 2021. Accord…
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