From Staff Reports 

An Indiana law firm is suing U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, for more than $193,000 in unpaid fees, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Dec. 15.

“The Bopp Law Firm said the outgoing congressman failed to pay up in a lawsuit challenging his qualifications to seek re-election,” News 13 noted.

“Earlier this year, Cawthorn sued North Carolina to stop the State Board of Elections from considering removing the U.S. representative's name from the ballot for reelection in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.

The law firm’s lawsuit on Cawthorn’s behalf, regarding his qualifications, was ruled moot by the court after Cawthorn lost his GOP primary race to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who will take office on Jan. 3.