Legal Opinion
Doughty v. Cummings
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 2009No. 44,812-CWPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
11 George Cummings is the President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Progressive Bank and Progressive Bancorp. Progressive Bank is a subsidiary of Progressive Bancorp, together referred to as “the Bank.” Joe Doughty was employed by the bank as President of its Franklin Parish Division.
Doughty filed a lawsuit for defamation and malicious prosecution against Cummings and the Bank on June 13, 2008. In this lawsuit, Doughty alleged the following:
• In August or September of 2002, he learned that a bookkeeper for Abby Lines, a major customer of the Bank, had been fired and was under investigation…
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