for $5 million. "judge judy"'s son, adam levy said sheriff donald smith made false claims, he, levy, interfered with a child rape case against levy's friend and former personal trainer. smith denies the allegations. claims levy had ongoing and improper involvement in the case. earlier this week "judge judy" herself issued this statement, calling her son, principled, honorable and dedicated. this is a weird case. the county attorney, "judge judy"'s son, suing the sheriff but suing him as an individual. why, fred? >> well, for a couple of reasons. i love "judge judy" and i love judge alex. that is where i get most of my legal education from watching both of those two. jon: i doubt that. >> they made the decision to sue this guy personally so the county wouldn't have to pay. this is defamation suit, jon. this is tough case in defamation case. "judge judy"'s son is public figure, for him to win he has to