Family Members Ordered to Pay $21M After Extortion Attempt Backfires | Daily Report

















(l-r) David Conley of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson and Robert Ingram of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele. (Courtesy photo)

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“Judge [Jason] Marbutt recognized social media websites can be abused and in this case were abused by the defendants,” said plaintiff counsel Robert D. Ingram of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in Marietta.

March 05, 2024 at 10:15 AM

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  • Marietta attorneys secure $21 million judgment for former professional baseball and football player Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson.
  • Default judgment entered by Cobb County Superior Court judge after defense counsel a “no show” at damages trial.
  • Damages awarded in connection to related defendants’ attempt to extort $20 million from Jackson.

Marietta litigators with Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele convinced a Cobb County Superior Court judge to award former professional baseball and football player Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson $21 million.

Now the Georgia duo is detailing its prevailing trial strategy that helped Jackson specifically secure $20 million in punitive damages against a niece and nephew accused of leveraging social media to carry out an extortion attempt.

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