Liberty Sues Jerry Falwell Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages
Liberty Sues Jerry Falwell Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages By Sarah Rankin | April 19, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking tens of millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint, filed Thursday in Lynchburg Circuit Court, alleges Falwell crafted a “well-resourced exit strategy” from his role as president and chancellor in the form of a lucrative 2019 employment agreement while withholding damaging information from the evangel...