Attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale’s defamation suit against four people, including Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger, was dismissed on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

The 17-count lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2023 and amended in 2024, included three counts of defamation and one count of false light before the public against all four defendants: Goldinger; Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo; Justin Castilyn, of Saxonburg; and Cheryl Guenther, of Prospect.

Gilliland Vanasdale ran as an independent candidate against Goldinger in the general election in November 2023. Goldinger was reelected in the race.

The suit alleged widespread communication of false statements contained in a letter sent out as part of Goldinger’s campaign alleging Gilliland Vanasdale is “unable to pract

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