Fabián Basabe complains he hasn't been served lawsuit over touching, defamation; plaintiffs say they can't find him
Miami Beach Rep. Fabián Basabe is complaining his accusers in a battery and defamation lawsuit are trying to tarnish his reputation by slow-walking service of the complaint in order to delay court proceedings.
An attorney for the plaintiffs — former staffer Nick Frevola and former intern Jacob Cutbirth — says that’s nonsense, citing more than a dozen attempts to serve Basabe since the lawsuit’s filing in early July.
By Monday afternoon, the two parties reached an apparent agreement, according to attorney Cindy Myers, who represents Frevola and Cutbirth. She told Florida Politics a Tallahassee lawyer Basabe recently retained, Gus Harper, confirmed he will accept service of the lawsuit within...
