R41D41 INDUSTRIES NAMED IN LAWSUIT BY GRANTVILLE RESIDENT

NEWNAN, GA, February 21st – Grantville, GA resident Robert Royce has named R41D41 Industries, as well as its owner, James Deichelbor, in a lawsuit, 24SV0105E, filed in State Court on February 16th, 2024. Mr. Royce’s complaint seeks damages for alleged defamatory statements made in a January 6th, 2024 post on the Newnan Coweta Scanner Traffic ( NCST ) Facebook Page regarding Mr. Deichelbor’s opinion on the actions of several people in the comments of multiple posts on the Grantville Police Department Facebook Page. R41D41 Industries, and Mr. Deichelbor, deny the allegations in their entirety and plan to mount a vigorous defense.

Mr. Deichelbor was served the complaint at his personal residence on February 20th, 2024. NCST is operated as a d/b/a of R41D41 Industries, LLC.

The 14-page complaint enumerates multiple allegations of statements made within the post being portrayed as factual and that those factual statements are false. The complaint alleges these statements violate Georgia’s “False Light” law, a tort that involves “the publication or dissemination of false or misleading information about an individual that places them in a false or distorted light and is highly offensive to a reasonable person.”

In the complaint, Mr. Royce seeks to sever the protections of the Limited Liability Corporation and transfer full liability upon Mr. Deichelbor as an individual. It seeks a monetary award covering his filing and other court fees, as well as a punitive award of $16,000.

R41D41 Industries as well as Mr. Deichelbor are currently seeking legal representation regarding this litigation and will be defending against what they believe to be the baseless allegations included in the complaint.