Nick Reynolds sued World Publishing Company d/b/a Tulsa World on civil conspiracy.

This litigation was commenced by the Reynolds Entities, Nick Reynolds, individually, and other business entities on July 26, 2010, asserting claims against multiple parties, including NorthStar, for defamation. The Reynolds Entities are engaged in the funeral business and assert that NorthStar, which is a c... More...   $1 (02-09-2013 - OK)

¶1 Mitch Tomlinson appeals from the dismissal of all but two claims in his amended complaint against NCR Corporation. He also appeals from the trial court’s subsequent order granting summary judgment in favor of NCR on his remaining claims of wrongful termination and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Finally, Tomlinson asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motio... More...   $0 (01-31-2013 - UT)

Todd M.J. Schnitt sued Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem on a defamation claim theory seeking damages caused by a "radio war" between the rival talk radio show hosts. Plaintiff claimed that he had been under attack for five years from what he called "Bubba's Army."

Defendant claimed that his actions were examples of free speech under the first amendment. He denied wrongdoing.


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This case presents the narrow question of whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that six allegedly defamatory statements made by appellant Dennis Laurion regarding an encounter with respondent David McKee, M.D., survive summary judgment. We hold that none of the six statements is actionable either (1) because there is no genuine issue of material fact as to the falsity of the statements... More...   $0 (01-30-2013 - MN)

Defendant Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (Employer) terminated its four-year employment of plaintiff John McGrory (Employee) in June 2009 after an outside investigator retained by Employer concluded that, while Employee had not discriminated against a lesbian subordinate on the basis of her sex or sexual orientation, in other ways Employee had violated Employer‟s policies on sexual harassment a... More...   $0 (01-24-2013 - CA)

In this dispute between next-door neighbors, plaintiffs prevailed in a prior action, establishing that their neighbor had unlawfully dumped contaminated debris on their property. Judgment was entered for plaintiffs. The judgment required the neighbor to remove the debris pursuant to a court-approved remediation plan. The funds for the remediation plan were placed in the trust account of the neighb... More...   $0 (01-20-2013 - CA)

This defamation case concerns Mind, Body and Soul, a book written by Scott Weier. In the author’s words, the book is “based on my life.” It discusses Scott’s personal transformation, largely through his relationship with God, following his divorce “on bad terms” from his first wife. Scott’s ex-wife and her father concluded the book falsely accused them of lying, abuse, and suffering ... More...   $0 (01-18-2013 - IA)

Plaintiffs and appellants Tom Jones Enterprises, Ltd., a United Kingdom Corporation, and Thomas Woodward, a professional known as Tom Jones,1 appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (defendant), following the trial court‟s granting of defendant‟s demurrer to the first amended complaint (FAC) without leave to amend and dismissal of the action. Plaintiff... More...   $0 (01-17-2013 - CA)

The parties to the instant appeal were once romantically involved. Some years after the end of their romantic relationship, Leibel sued Vrasic, alleging that, in the intervening years, she had engaged in a pattern of harassment, i.e., she hacked into his email—sending offensive letters and a naked photograph of him to those on his contact list—and created a website, using his name, to pre-sell... More...   $0 (01-15-2013 - FL)

Plaintiff Lisa Aber sued her employer and two of its employees based on an alleged sexual assault by the employees. Defendant Michael Comstock, one of the employees, filed a cross-complaint against Aber, alleging claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Aber filed a special motion to strike the cross-complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16)... More...   $0 (01-12-2013 - CA)

Plaintiff-appellant Stuart L. Longman appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Hall, J.) entered September 20, 2011, in favor of defendant-appellee Wachovia Bank, N.A., n/k/a Wachovia Bank, A Division of Wells Fargo Bank ("Wachovia"). The district court, in a ruling filed September 16, 2011, granted Wachovia's motion for summary judgment and dism... More...   $0 (12-21-2012 - NY)

This is a tort case that pits a Massachusetts woman who claims to have been wronged against a nationally known celebrity. Although the allegations of the plaintiff's complaint paint a poignant picture, we conclude — as did the district court — that the defendant is entitled to judgment on the pleadings. Accordingly, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Inasmuch as the district cour... More...   $0 (12-21-2012 - MA)

Gary Craig appeals the grant of summary judgment on his three tort claims—malicious prosecution, false arrest, and defamation—against his former employer, the City of Cedar Rapids. Craig claims there is at least one disputed fact question for each claim, which should have precluded summary judgment. The City contends the district court was correct on all grounds. We affirm.

I. Backgroun... More...   $0 (12-14-2012 - IA)

Nafissatou Diallo, age 33, sued Dominique Strauss-Kahn, age 63, on a civil assault and battery theory claiming that she was assaulted by Defendant when she entered the luxury hotel room rented by him in New York City and forced to engage in oral sex with him. Defendant was removed from a France bound commercial airliner at Kennedy Airport and charged and held in the United States until prosecutor... More...   $1 (12-11-2012 - NY)

Daniel Delmonico appeals a final order awarding attorney’s fees and costs to Donovan Marine, Inc. (“DMI”). DMI cross-appeals. Of the issues raised on appeal and cross-appeal, we find that two have merit. We find that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to make specific findings as to the number of hours reasonably expended and in awarding nontaxable costs as a sanction under sec... More...   $0 (12-10-2012 - FL)

¶1 William A. Doyle appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Lehi City, Daniel Harrison, Blythe Bray, and Amanda Len Mackintosh (collectively, Appellees). Doyle claims that the district court erred in striking portions of affidavits he submitted in opposition to Appellees’ motion for summary judgment, in concluding that Harrison and Bray were entitled to qualified im... More...   $0 (12-06-2012 - UT)

Dr. Cornelius C. Sullivan Jr. appeals the trial court’s rendition of a take-nothing judgment on his defamation claims against Dr. Peter T. Triolo Jr. Sullivan sued Triolo over two allegedly defamatory letters. Triolo moved for summary judgment on various defensive theories, which the trial court granted. On appeal, Sullivan contends that the trial court erred by denying him the opportunity to de... More...   $0 (12-01-2012 - TX)

Appellant Robert Kinney sued Appellees Andrew Harrison Barnes and BCG Attorney Search, Inc., Employment Crossing, Inc., and JD Journal, Inc., companies owned by Barnes (sometimes collectively “Barnes”), for defamation and defamation per se based on a statement made by Barnes and published on his companies’ websites. The only relief Kinney sought was an injunction requiring Barnes to remove t... More...   $0 (12-01-2012 - TX)

Appellants, Scripps Texas Newspapers, L.P. d/b/a Corpus Christi Caller-Times and the E.W. Scripps Company (collectively “Scripps”), Judy Hawley, Sylvia Whitmore, Carol Scott (collectively the “Executive Committee Members”), and Damon Bentley,1 appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment in favor of appellee, Terry Carter.2 We affirm in part and reverse and ... More...   $0 (11-23-2012 - TX)

Stephen R. Kovacs, D.O. sued Mark Warren, Bret A. Unterschuetz and Arthur H. Adams, P.C. on intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, libel, slander, and intentional interference with contractual relations theories seeking compensatory and punitive damages.

In April of 2005, Stephen R. Kovacs, D.O. (“Dr. Kovacs”) and Urgent Care of Green Country, P.L.L.C. (“Urgent Care... More...   $221351 (11-17-2012 - OK)

Gretchen Rossi sued Jay Photoglou on a defamation theory claiming that Defendant "trashed" her in the media and revealed she had filed suit alleging defamation, assault, battery and other theories.

Photoglou filed suit against Rossi on a defamation theory claiming that she lied about their secret relationship.... More...   $523000 (11-17-2012 - CA)

In this Anti-SLAPP Law1 case, the trial court determined plaintiff's complaint, which alleges a single defamation cause of action, arises from defendant's exercise of her constitutional right of free speech and that plaintiff failed to establish a probability he would prevail on those claims. We agree with the trial court that plaintiff's claims arise from the exercise of defendant's right of free... More...   $0 (11-08-2012 - CA)

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court had the authority to enter a judgment awarding attorney’s fees to plaintiffs, pursuant to § 537.528, after they voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit without prejudice pursuant to Rule 67.02(a).1 We conclude that the answer to that question is “no.” Because the judgment was entered without authority, it is invalid and must be vacat... More...   $0 (11-01-2012 - MO)

Michael Jerome Holland filed a complaint for libel against his ex-wife Kelly Ann Jones as a limited jurisdiction matter, alleging that she maliciously made false statements about him in a declaration she had filed in their marital dissolution proceeding. The trial court granted Jones‟s special motion to strike the complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP statute, on... More...   $0 (10-28-2012 - CA)

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of a bank on claims for alleged false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and defamation arising from the bank’s handling of an incident involving a counterfeit check. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs/appellants Tamika Nashae Davis and her mother Elizabeth Ann Davis (collectively... More...   $0 (10-27-2012 - TX)