Stephen Moss, a former archery counselor at Camp Pemigewasset, a summer camp for boys ("the Camp"), claims that he was defamed by the Camp's director, Robert Grabill. The gravamen of the complaint is that Grabill stated to an assistant counselor that he had received a complaint regarding Moss through the State of New Hampshire concerning inappropriate contact with boys at the Camp-an admittedly fa... More...   $0 (11-27-2002 - NH)

Plaintiff-appellant Service Professionals, Inc. ("SPI") is a minority-owned business. Defendant-appellee Allstate Insurance Company maintains a list of vendors to which it refers its insureds for repair work. SPI was on this list, but allegedly received a disproportionately low number of the referrals. SPI filed the present suit alleging that Allstate's referral practices amounted to racial discri... More...   $0 (11-27-2002 - OK)

To propel a breast imaging technology from its development stage to the marketplace, Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc. (CTI) sold stock in the venture, applied to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange for a national listing, and sought FDA pre-market approval. Bloomberg News reported the activity, fomenting the underlying lawsuit for libel. CTI now appeals the dismissal of that action, contending the distric... More...   $0 (11-27-2002 - UT)

In 1986, the City and County of San Francisco commissioned renowned artist Jesus "Chuy" Campusano to paint a mural in San Francisco's Mission District. The site chosen was the south exterior wall of a former factory building owned by the Lilli Ann Corporation. After six weeks of work, Campusano and his colleague Elias Rocha finished a 46-foot by 46-foot mural of brightly colored geometric ab... More...   $0 (11-25-2002 - CA)

Mount Airy Baptist Church (Mt. Airy or church) is a nonprofit religious corporation... More...   $0 (11-24-2002 - DC)

This diversity case arises from a book written by John and Patricia Ramsey about the police investigation into their daughter's murder. Linda Hoffmann-Pugh, the Ramseys' former housekeeper, brought suit against the Ramseys, alleging libel and slander under Georgia law in connection with the book and its promotion. The district court granted the Ramseys' motion to dismiss Hoffmann-Pugh's complaint ... More...   $0 (11-20-2002 - GA)

Breach of contract, conversion, defamation and fraud claims by Kevin Mirch against Park Place Entertainment relating to an agreement that Mirch claimed he made with the gambling organization. Mirch claimed that he was recruited by Park Place to gamble on a large scale at the grand opening the Paris Casino. Mirch was given a marker of $2 million to gamble and was asked to rim bet without chips. ... More...   $8000000 (11-14-2002 - NV)

Long after the public spotlight has moved on in search of fresh intrigue, the lawyers remain. And so we find ourselves adjudicating a decade-old dispute between Gennifer Flowers and what she affectionately refers to as the "Clinton smear machine": James Carville, George Stephanopoulos and Hillary Clinton. Flowers charges that said machine destroyed her reputation by painting her as a fraud a... More...   $0 (11-12-2002 - CA)

This appeal was certified to us from the Arkansas Court of Appeals as presenting issues of statutory interpretation. Our jurisdiction is thus pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(b)(6). This case arose from a defamation and libel suit filed in the Benton County Circuit Court by Appellees Andy Lee and Nelson Erdmann. The complaint was filed on November 21, 2000, and named as defendants John Dodge, Jim ... More...   $0 (11-08-2002 - AR)

Appellants, David and Beverly Pegasus, owned and operated Salsa Dave's, a Mexican-American eatery in Sparks, Nevada. Stacy Ferrante, a freelance journalist, wrote a negative review of Salsa Dave's, which was published in the Reno Gazette-Journal (RGJ). The review contained allegedly false factual allegations. The Pegasuses filed a complaint against the RGJ, asserting that Ferrante's review con... More...   $0 (11-07-2002 - NV)

In this defamation case, the trial court granted defendant City of Portland's motion for summary judgment based on an affirmative defense of absolute privilege. Plaintiff appeals, contending that the alleged defamer, a Portland police sergeant, did not hold a position that would entitle her to the absolute privilege and that, if she did, she did not qualify for the privilege in this case because t... More...   $0 (11-05-2002 - OR)

Oliver "Buck" Revell brought suit in federal district court against the defendants, David Hoffman, Alexander B. Magnus, and Americans for Responsible Media ("ARM"), seeking damages for defamation and civil conspiracy under Oklahoma law. Revell also included two other individuals, Gene Wheaton and Paul Hudson, and a foreign corporation, Feral House. Wheaton and Feral House were dismissed, and Hudso... More...   $0 (10-31-2002 - OK)

Maria J. Lundvall appeals pro se from the district court's dismissal of her claims against certain of the defendants in this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1983. Ms. Lundvall alleges that her son, Paul Lundvall, was murdered by persons not parties to this action who were involved in drug-related gang activity. The various defendants to this action (collectively "the Defendants") evidently concluded, con... More...   $0 (10-21-2002 - NM)

This appeal from a diversity dam-ages suit between identically named parties (and no, it is not a suit for divorce) started off on a very bad foot, with the appellant certifying in its statement of jurisdic-tion that it was appealing from a final judgment and the appellee certifying in its statement of jurisdiction that the appellant's statement was complete and correct. In fact the judgmen... More...   $1200000 (10-17-2002 - IL)

On appeal, Ms. Wunsch alleges two points of error. First, she contends that the trial court erred in granting Sun Life summary judgment o... More...   $0 (10-16-2002 - MO)

The teenage daughter of Appellants Gary and Michelle Hoblyn (the parents) accused her father of abuse. While the charges were being investigated, the parents took the daughter to stay temporarily with her grandparents in Nebraska but would not permit her to take her horse. The daughter undertook efforts, with the assistance of a state brand inspector, to obtain possession of her horse. Though ... More...   $0 (10-10-2002 - WY)

Alisa L. Holmes appeals from a judgment reducing the damages awarded her by a jury after a trial before Judge Huck. Appellant brought the present action against her former employer, appellee West Palm Beach Housing Authority ("WPBHA"), for, inter alia, gender-based denial of a promotion (the "discrimination claim"), retaliatory termination in response to her complaints of gender bias (the "retalia... More...   $3300 (10-09-2002 - FL)

Defamation claim by trooper Randy Cipoletta who was accused of propositioning Elaine Whitfield Sharp and fondling her breasts after arresting her for driving under the influence of alcohol in May 1998. Ms. Sharp, a prominent criminal defense lawyer, ultimately pled no contest to the charges.... More...   $208000 (10-08-2002 - MA)

Montezuma Creek Clinic is located within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and was, during relevant times, operated by the San Juan Health Service District ("Health District")--a special service district organized by San Juan County, Utah ("County")--under contract with the federal Indian Health Service ("IHS") to provide health care to members of the Navajo community. The clinic and land upon w... More...   $0 (10-08-2002 - UT)

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Plaintiffs Open Software Foundation (OSF) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) brought this diversity action against USF&G, their general commercial liability insurer, claiming that USF&G had a duty to defend a lawsuit filed against them by Addamax Corporation, a software manufacturer. (1) After OSF decided not to bundle Addamax security software into its UNIX-based operating system, Addamax sued OSF in 1989,... More...   $0 (10-04-2002 - MA)

William O. Tippetts appeals the district court's dismissal of his claims for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from his employment with the United States Postal Service. The district court granted the government's motion to dismiss based on the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8152, and the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA), Pub. ... More...   $0 (10-03-2002 - UT)

SeaChange International, Inc., has appealed from a partial summary judgment entered on behalf of appellee Concurrent Computer Corporation in SeaChange's defamation and civil conspiracy lawsuit against Jeffrey Putterman, Lathrop Investment Management Corporation, Concurrent, and three John Does. The circuit judge certified this case for an interlocutory appeal under Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure... More...   $0 (10-02-2002 - AR)

Plaintiff-appellant Christine Bauernfiend appeals from the April 6, 2001 entry of final judgment in favor of defendants-appellees AOAO Kihei Beach Condominiums (the AOAO) and Thyssen Elevator Company (Thyssen Elevator) [hereinafter, collectively, Defendants], pursuant to the March 27, 2001 order granting the AOAO's motion for summary judgment, in which Thyssen Elevator joined. (1) The sole issue ... More...   $0 (10-01-2002 - HI)

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