Former Alabama Assistant Coach Ronnie Cottrell sued Tom Culpepper and th NCAA on a defamation theory for saying he stole money from the Shaun Alexander Foundation, that he stole videotapes from the University of Alabama after his dismissal, and that he abandoned his first wife and family in Tallahassee.

Mary McCarthy and Aidan O'Lee sued Compuware Corporation on a defamation theory claiming that the IT staffing company. The lawsuit stemmed from a letter sent in 2001 by Compuware Senior Vice-President Alan Cantrell to executives of Charles Schwab & Company, an account handled by Ms. McCarthy and Ms. O'Lee during their employment with Compuware.

Linda McGreevy, a school nurse, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against defendants: the Bermudian Springs School District (the "District"); Gerald Soltis, the District's superintendent; Roger Stroup, principal of the Bermudian Springs Elementary School; and Kathleen Tsosie, the assistant principal of the Bermudian Springs Elementary School, claiming that defendants

Plaintiffs-appellants James Albright, a former bodyguard and lover of Madonna, and his corporate agent, Amrak Productions, Inc. ("Amrak"), appeal from the dismissal of their defamation, invasion of privacy, and other state claims stemming from the publication of a tell-all book, Madonna. In a nutshell, defendants-appellees author and publishers allegedly portrayed Albright as a homosexual by mi

Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company brought this action against Weyerhaeuser Company for antitrust violations under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.1 Ross-Simmons alleged that Weyerhaeuser monopolized and attempted to monopolize the Pacific Northwest input market for alder sawlogs through its purchases of sawlogs. Ross-Simmons prevailed in a jury trial on both its monopolization and attem

Feron Shorter, Jr. sued Hartford Financial Service and Mary Anne Rhodes for: Sexual harrassment in violation of Title VII; Race and sex discrimination in violation of Title VII; Violation of 42 USC 1981; Retaliation in violation of 42 USC 1981; Race and sex discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment Practices Act; Retaliation in violation of CFEPA; Intentional infliction of emotional

This civil rights case requires us to decide whether police officers of the Town of Walpole and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of State Police ("Massachusetts State Police" or "MSP") were entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiff-Appellant Edmund F. Burke's claim that they violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they arrested him for a brutal murder he did not commit. We must al

Ann Marie Gallant was General Manager of the City of Carson. Her duties included overseeing the city's waste disposal services. As she explained in a declaration filed in connection with the hearing on defendants' special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute: "On January 8, 2002, I received from Joyce Cagaanan, a Solid Waste Specialist who reported to me, a Facsimile dated Januar

Shinji Kondo appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate and set aside his default and the default judgment against him. We conclude the trial court erred in entering a default and default judgment against Kondo and erred again in denying his motion to vacate them.

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Plaintiffs' original verified complaint in this action named a number of defendant

Maureen E. Kelly, age 54, sued former janitor Kenneth Farhat, age 54, for defamation by sending written numerous letters and e-mails containing information that was not true. Farhat was terminated from his job as a janitor at the school where Kelley an administrator. Farhat claimed in mass e-mailings that Kelly was racist and sexist, targeting him because he was Arabic. He had also claimed that

Tortious interference with employment and employment defamation.

Defendant Jerome Cotton appeals from the trial court's order issuing a preliminary injunction in favor of his former employer, plaintiff ReadyLink Healthcare (ReadyLink).

The preliminary injunction contains paragraphs "a" and "b." Paragraph "a" enjoins Cotton from soliciting ReadyLink employees and customers, including ReadyLink's

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agents, nurses, remote recruiters, hospitals,

Plaintiff George Kibler is a physician affiliated with Northern Inyo County Hospital. Throughout 2001, a troubled relationship existed between him, the hospital, and defendants. Kibler was critical of the hospital and its nursing staff. The hospital accused Kibler of acting violently and aggressively toward hospital employees, including making threats with a gun.

On December 20, 200

1 In this employment contract case, plaintiff/appellant Margaret Miller appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Miller's former employee, defendant/appellee William Hehlen, and his wife on Miller's claims for breach of contract and of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, tortious interference with

Dr. Patrick O'Meara, the former chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Palomar Medical Center (Palomar), sued Palomar and related entities, and various individuals on Palomar's medical peer review committees, alleging defendants

2 improperly retaliated against Dr. O'Meara because he expressed dissatisfaction with a managed care entity's involvement in medical decisions. Afte

Patrick Gillan sued the San Marino Police Department for accusing him of molesting a girl who was a member of the high school basketball team that he coached. He asserted claiming defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from false arrest. Gillian was arrested in December 2001 for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student who claimed she was molested several times

Tim Campbell, also known as Timothy C. Campbell, appeals the judgment entered by the Madison County District Court awarding Michael Nolan, the city administrator of Norfolk, Nebraska, $78,000 on his petition for libel and false light invasion of privacy and enjoining Campbell from specific uses of certain publications and terminology. While we uphold the award of damages, we must narrow the sco

Jaime Bonilla and Antonio Inocentes appeal an order denying their special motions to strike Thomas J. Harron's defamation action against them under the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute. (Code Civ. Proc.,1 § 425.16.) We conclude neither defendant met his threshold burden of showing the complaint arises from protected speech within the meaning of the anti-SLA

Defamation claim by Rosewood Elementary School principal Ted Wachter against Area 1 superintendent Jake Sello for falsely accusing Wachter of ignoring black students, failing to improve black students' Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test scores, and suggesting he wanted to "move his black kids to all-black schools."

Plaintiffs-Appellants LifeWise Master Funding, LLC and LifeWise Family Financial Security, Inc. (collectively "LifeWise") appeal the district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law and summary judgment against them in their breach of contract claim against Defendant-Appellee E*TRADE Bank ("E*TRADE"). The district court held that (1) LifeWise failed to satisfy a condition precedent to E*T

These appeals are from an order awarding attorney's fees pursuant to Section 57.105, Florida Statutes, and from an order dismissing an amended counterclaim and third-party complaint. These appeals have been consolidated for purposes of our appellate review. For the sake of clarity, however, we will separately address the issues involved in each appeal, after a recitation of the facts an

We are presented with a variation on the age-old riddle of the tree that falls in the forest when there is no one around to hear it.1 It is well settled that in opposing a SLAPP motion the plaintiff must show a probability of prevailing on his cause of action and the showing must be based on admissible evidence.2 This appeal poses the question:

If the plaintiff submits inadmissible evi

Jack Rudloe and the Gulf Specimen Company, Inc., a biological supply service "of which Mr. Rudloe is President and [with which he is] closely affiliated," appeal an order "dismiss[ing] from this action with prejudice" the Florida State University Board

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of Trustees. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.110(k). Because it is clear from their second amended complaint that the plaintiffs' libel act

Hartford Casualty Insurance Company appeals the trial court's summary judgment in favor of Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company. In two issues, Hartford argues the trial court erred in granting Executive's motion for summary judgment and denying Hartford's motion. We reverse the trial court's summary judgment in favor of Executive and remand for further proceedings.

Hartford and

This appeal arises from a dispute involving the jointly-owned property of Dale E. Fredericks and the late Allan R. Carpenter through a limited partnership they formed, Broadway-Washington Associates ("BWA"). At issue is a specific parcel of property Carpenter bought back from BWA. Fredericks later purchased a 10% interest in this parcel, sharing ownership with Carpenter as a tenant in common. S