Lightfoot defending film studio against allegations of defamation.

Lightfoot defended film studios and an executive in a defamation/false light case filed by a 93-year-old civil rights activist. The plaintiff's complaint arose out of her portrayal in the television movie, "Selma, Lord, Selma," which was based on the true events of the civil rights struggle in Selma, Alabama during the 1960s. The movie was broadcast on the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The plaintiff, who was involved in the voting rights movement in Selma, claimed that the movie portrayed her in a false light and seriously damaged her reputation. The plaintiff, who was represented by a civil rights attorney from Selma, sought $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The trial lasted four days. The jury returned with a unanimous defense verdict after deliberating for less than thirty minutes.