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The estate of a man featured in the hit podcast “S-Town” <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/S-Town.pdf">sued</a></strong> This American Life and other producers of the show, claiming they did not have permission to use his identity for commercial purposes.

CENTREVILLE, Ala. – The estate of a man featured in the hit podcast “S-Town” sued This American Life and other producers of the show, claiming they did not have permission to use his identity for commercial purposes.

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