EBENSBURG, Pa. – An advertisement accusing Renae Billow, the Republican candidate in a local race for a state House of Representatives seat, of scamming taxpayers will be taken down from Facebook, but can still air on television, under an agreement reached during an injunction hearing on Thursday.
Billow, who is challenging incumbent state Rep. Frank Burns, D-East Taylor Township, for the 72nd Legislative District seat, filed a lawsuit against Burns, his re-election committee and the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee, accusing them of common law defamation, defamation by imputation of crimes and false light invasion of privacy in regards to the commercial.
She sought an injunction that would stop the ad from being shown while the lawsuit continues.
In announcing the agreement, Cambria County Judge Linda Fleming said there was no admission of liability by the defendants.
“There was an agreement that was reached,” said Mark Golen, an attorney for the defendants. “We thought the terms were extremely favorable to us and support the fact that there was no wrongdoing with the defendants we have, Mr. Burns, and that the conduct of Ms. Billow was inappropriate and was properly reflected in the ad that’s going to continue to run on TV from now through the election.”
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