¶1 In this appeal, Salt Lake City employees Shanna Werner and Scott Atkinson (City Employees) contest the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment. In that motion, they argued that appellees Michael Howe, Jerry Howe, and Peak Alarm Company (Mr. Howe) failed to file suit within the period fixed by the applicable statute of limitations. The City Employees contend that parties ... More...   $0 (02-15-2013 - UT)

The issue before this Court is whether Florida’s absolute privilege, which shields judges, counsel, parties, and witnesses from liability for alleged defamatory statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, extends to statements made by an attorney during ex-parte, out-of-court questioning of a potential, nonparty witness while investigating matters connected to a pending lawsuit. In D... More...   $0 (02-14-2013 - FL)

Appellant, Robert Writt, challenges the trial court’s rendition of summary judgment in favor of appellees, Shell Oil Company and Shell International, E&P, Inc. (collectively, “Shell”), in Writt’s suit against Shell for defamation. In two issues, Writt contends that the trial court erred in granting Shell summary judgment as Shell did not have an absolute privilege to make defamatory statem... More...   $0 (02-14-2013 - TX)

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)

James Ellis Arden (Arden) appeals judgment in favor of Martina Silas (Silas) in Silas‘s action against Arden for malicious prosecution of a malpractice action against her. Silas represented Ross Gunnell (Gunnell) in a personal injury action resulting in a jury award that was later overturned on the grounds that worker‘s compensation was the exclusive remedy. Gunnell filed a malpractice action... More...   $0 (01-28-2013 - CA)

Senior Resident Judge Ola Lewis sued Ed Rapp on a libel theory claiming that an April 2010 blog posting in which Rapp questioned her judicial ethics for campaigning for the-candidate State Senator Bill Rabon. Plaintiff claimed that her reputation was damaged.

Defendant claimed that the claim against him was just politics.... More...   $0 (01-26-2013 - NC)

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)

Defendant Crusader Entertainment, LLC, now known as Bristol Bay Productions (Crusader) and plaintiffs Clive Cussler and his affiliated entities (Cussler)1 each appeal a postjudgment order. There are three main issues on appeal. The first is whether the trial court abused its discretion by finding there was no prevailing party for purposes of awarding attorney fees. The second is whether the trial ... More...   $0 (12-23-2012 - CA)

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)

Christine Kay Hanks, Marcella Kay Barone, Nancy Rebecca Humphries, Teresa Ann McCurdy and Ronald Langham sued Christopher P. Edwards and Procidence Home Care, LLC on breach of contract theories claiming:

1. Christine Kay Hanks is an individual whose residence is in Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma (hereafter, referred to as “Plaintiff, Hanks”). Plaintiff, Hanks, at all times pertin... More...   $0 (12-07-2012 - OK)

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)

Oklahoma Vision Development Center, Inc. d/b/a Harrel Eyecare Center, Lynsey Bigheart, O.D., Monte Harrell, O.D. sued Dorothy S. Ford, aka Buffy Ford, Stacy L. Carpenter and Courtney L. Carpenter on libel, deceptive trade practices act and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories.

Defendants moved for summary judgment claiming:

Come now the Defendants, and move this Cou... More...   $1 (11-21-2012 - OK)

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)

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)

Stephen R. Kovacs, D.O. sued Mark Warren, Bret A. Unterschuetz and Arthur H. Adams, P.C. on defamation, libel and sland (per se & per quod), tortious interference with contract or business relationship, intentional infliction of emotion distress 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...   $442000 (10-12-2012 - OK)

Plaintiff William C. Buchanan (Buchanan) appeals from an order entered by the Law Division on December 16, 2011, which granted a motion by defendants Jeffrey Leonard (Leonard) and Morgan, Melhuish, Arbrutsyn (Morgan Melhuish)1 for summary judgment and dismissed Buchanan's complaint with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.More...   $0 (10-09-2012 - NJ)

Appellants MBR & Associates, Inc. and Marion Brian Ramon appeal from the trial court’s judgment for Appellee William S. Lile, signed after a bench trial. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

II. FACTUAL OVERVIEW

Lile hired MBR Guaranteed Foundation Repair (MBR-GFR)2 to repair the foundation of his home based on MBR-GFR’s representation... More...   $0 (10-05-2012 - TX)

This appeal stems from an investigation and prosecution related to allegedly illegal business practices in repairing damage to automobiles. In seven issues, appellants and plaintiffs at trial, DSW Masters Holding Corp. (DSW) and Mike LeBlanc (LeBlanc), who is DSW’s president, ask us to reverse the trial court’s judgment granting the motions for summary judgment filed by the appellees listed ab... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - TX)

Chris and Ronda Turner sued Gerrell Beaty d/b/a Old School Construction and Carlene E. Beaty claiming:

1. Plaintiffs are residents of Cleveland County.

2. Plaintiffs own the property at 10812 S. Eastside Drive in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.

3. Defendant, Gerrell Beaty dlbla Old School Construction, is an
Oklahoma company.

4. Defendant partially constructed ... More...   $301172 (10-03-2012 - OK)

Plaintiff Michelle Dutra sued her former employer, defendant Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta (Mercy), for defamation and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Plaintiff alleged Mercy committed libel per se by communicating to her and others in a private meeting its grounds for terminating her employment. She alleged Mercy discharged her in violation of the public policy codified at L... More...   $0 (09-28-2012 - CA)

Plaintiff and appellant Paul Hawran filed a lawsuit against defendants and appellants Sequenom, Inc. (Sequenom), and Sequenom directors Harry Hixson, Jr., Richard Lerner, and Ronald Lindsay, stemming from representations made in a widely disseminated press release concerning Sequenom's internal investigation into its handling of certain research and development test data and results, which issued ... More...   $0 (09-16-2012 - CA)

In seven points, Appellant Khosrow Sadeghian appeals from the trial court’s judgment awarding Appellee Willie Hudspeth $16,000 on his counterclaims against Sadeghian and $70,210.53 in sanctions, including $20,210.53 in attorney’s fees. Sadeghian challenges the trial court’s jurisdiction over Hudspeth’s counterclaims and the evidence in support of the judgment. Because we hold that part o... More...   $0 (08-31-2012 - TX)

Ivan Maurice Hersh sued Steven Sockey on malicious prosecution, libel and slander and intentional infliction of emtoion distress theories.


Plaintiff made the following allegations in his Petition:

1. At all times relevant to this action, all parties reside in Tulsa County All øven and actions occurred in Tulsa County.

2. On or about July 16, 2010, Petitioner, Steven Soc... More...   $0 (08-13-2012 - OK)

Amber Bart sued Tranquility Hospice, LLC, Tom Green and Vivienne Wilson on libel and slander, malicious interference with business relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories.

The specifics of the claims made and defenses asserted are not available.... More...   $0 (08-07-2012 - OK)