Defamation - Plaintiff claimed that Paramount defamed him when it produced and ran a segment of its television program "Hard Copy" relating to "caged hunting."... More...   $0 (06-18-1998 - OK)

Defamation. K-Mart terminated Patricia Rue's employment after security personnel claimed to have observed her stealing and eating a bag of patato chips from inventory. Rue claimed K-Mart defamed her by calling an employee meeting and informing the employees that Rue had been forced to resign for stealing and eating a bag of chips. ... More...   $1490000 (06-16-1998 - PA)

Government tort claim - A teacher employed by defendant Pajaro Valley Unified School District sexually molested a studen, plaintiff Mona Lisa Ortega, in 1986. The same teacher molested another student, plaintiff Victoria Manley, in 1988 and 1989. Neither student filed governmental claims with the District until 1993, the same year they filed suit against the district. Joseph Ancira was hired by... More...   $4312500 (06-12-1998 - CA)

Fals imprisonment, malicious prosecution, defamation, wrongful discharge, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims. Plaintiff, an African-American, was hired in 1988 by Defendant to work for its department store chain. Shortly after reporting to work on June 15, 1988, Bowden was detained and interrogated for over four hours in a small windowless office in the store by two employee... More...   $460000 (06-02-1998 - MD)

Claims by Isuzu Motors, Ltd. and related entities and/or division against Consumers Union for (1) defamation from a continuing course of conduct; (2) defamation from specific publications; (3) product disparagement from a continuing course of conduct; (4) product disparagement from specific publications; (5) unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code; (6) inten... More...   $0 (04-09-1998 - CA)

Libel and Slander - Breach of Contract and Fiduciary Duties - Defamation - This matter arose as a result of plaintiff's alleged efforts to reach an agreement with the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe ("the Tribal Council") for the development of a casino resort on their reservation, located in Lake Havasu, California. Also at issue is defendants' alleged interference with such relationship, breaches of con... More...   $200000 (03-09-1998 - NY)

Defamation claims by the Assistant District Attorney who was assigned to prosecute the charges made by Tawana Brawley, who claimed that she was abducted and rape in 1987 and that her abductors scrawled racial insults on her body and smeared her with feces. Ms. Brawley's charges were later declared a hoax by a grand jury.... More...   $0 (02-17-1998 - NY)

Defamation - Plaintiffs claimed that they were slandered by Wal-Mart 's store manager Anthony Whitaker who fired byem for eating cashews and breath mints from package that had been damaged in shipping. All were confronted by management with videotaped evidence them eating the nuts and candy in 1995. Wal-Mart claimed that plaintiffs violated its pilferage policy. Plaintiffs claimed that they w... More...   $20000000 (01-17-1998 - KY)

Defamation - Allegations that Plaintiff assaulted and raped Tawana Brawley in 1987. Plaintiff was a State's Attorney at the time. A grand jury exonerated Plaintiff of all charges.... More...   $0 (12-23-1997 - NY)

Breach of Contract - Plaintiff sued University after being removed as department chair. The University cited removal due to management issues, patient care concerns, impact on the residency training program and interpersonal relationships with faculty and staff. The University adjusted plaintiff's salary and gave him an administrative position. Plaintiff brought action against defendant for brea... More...   $0 (12-03-1997 - OH)

Defamation. Plaintiffs claimed that Rev. Bass told his First United Pentecostal Church congregation on July 10, 1994 that Morris, who was the church's music direcotr, and Gass, who was not a member of the congregation, were involved in a lesbian affair.... More...   $340000 (12-01-1997 - OK)

Defamation - The alleged defamatory statement, contained in a letter written by defendant, an attorney, while representing a client in a partition action against plaintiff, to a nonparty tenant occupying the apartment owned by plaintiff and defendant's client, and not otherwise published, that "[i]t appears that [plaintiff] has merely been pocketing your rental payments". The plaintiff brought th... More...   $0 (11-03-1997 - NY)

Civil rights - Plaintiff was a pilot with Continental Airlines, Inc.. She was Continental's first female captain on the A300 Airbus aircraft. Plaintiff made claims for 1) hostile work environment sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.; 2) disparate treatmen... More...   $0 (10-16-1997 - NJ)

Defamation... More...   $0 (10-10-1997 - ID)

Defamation - Plaintiff claimed that defendants, in cluding a firm of architects and engineers retained to administer a contract, acted with malice in making certain statements which caused the termination of the contract.... More...   $0 (10-06-1997 - NY)

In December of 1993, Green Tree force-placed property insurance for the Garcias based on Green Tree's belief that the Garcias did not have insurance coverage. When Green Tree forceplaces i... More...   $2284562 (10-03-1997 - TX)

Defamation - Plaintiff brought this action in an attempt to recover damages for defamation. The other facts which gave rise to this litigation are unknown at this time.... More...   $1 (09-23-1997 - NY)

Defamation claim by state politician who claimed that Defendant defamed him during a 1996 campaign contest between them for a state house of representatives seat. Defendant acknowledged that statements in a flier were false, he continued to distribute them.... More...   $82000 (09-12-1997 - OK)

Beach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, tortious interference with contact, defamation, unfair competition, and violation of the Lanham Act with counterclaims for breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and tortion interf... More...   $149475399 (08-28-1997 - NJ)

Defamation claim by former Olympic guard who discovered the bomb which exploded in July, 1996.... More...   $0 (08-27-1997 - GA)

Unknown claim by Century 21 with a counterclaim by Murphy for defamation.... More...   $0 (08-21-1997 - CA)

Defamation claimed by Plaintiff relating to statements made in a widely circulated catalog advertisement of the book "Running Scared" by John L. Smith.... More...   $1073000 (08-14-1997 - NV)

Breach of contract and defamation claims by former employee of Christian Salvesen whose employees, he claimed accused him of stealing monty from the company after he was fired. Plaintiff had previously owned SEMO Trucking which was sold to Defendant in 1988. Plaintiff operated the company for a time but was fired in 1990.... More...   $1250000 (08-07-1997 - MO)

Defamation - Plaintiff, an engineer and the firm of which he was a principal, maintained that they were injured when defendant, while serving as chief counsel to the State's Temporary Commission of Investigation (SCI), commenced and continued an intensive investigation into their business practices, and disseminated false and misleading information about plaintiffs in connection therewith, despite... More...   $0 (06-26-1997 - NY)

Unauthorized wiretapping, invasion of privacy and defamation by former caretaker of Plantiff's estate.... More...   $5150000 (04-30-1997 - MD)