On M... More...   $0 (01-12-2001 - NY)

Defamation - Libel - Plaintiff claimed that Wal-Mart wrongfully displayed a photograph of her and her grandchild in its Lee's Summit store representing that the baby was missing. The child's mother denied that she gave the photograph to Wal-Mart at the father of the child failed to return it to her after a visitation. Plaintiff claimed that her reputation was harmed by the posting and that Wal-M... More...   $425833 (12-04-2000 - MO)

Libel claim by a plus-size model whose photographs were published without her permission in Plumpers magazine published by Miami-based Firestone Publishing with unflattering text.... More...   $1050000 (12-01-2000 - GA)

Invasion of Privacy, Slander, & Libel. Plaintiff alleged that defendant invaded his privacy when she used her access to her employer credit union's files to access information about plaintiff's co-signing his son's loan with the credit union. Defendant she used the credit union's files which included documents on the plaintiff's co-signing his son's loan with the credit union in order to prove ... More...   $20001 (09-25-2000 - OK)

This civil rights lawsuit stems from the shooting of an unarmed motorist by an off-duty police officer. After settling with the officer, the motorist, Clifton Brown, filed a lawsuit against Denver under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Denver appeals the denial of its motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial following an adverse jury verdict. Mr. Brown cross-appeals the district court's refusa... More...   $123294 (09-22-2000 - CO)

The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) of his Fourth Amendment false-arrest suit against two Chicago police officers. 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. According to the complaint, back in 1988 Guzell, a travel agent, sold a round-trip Chicago-to- Warsaw airline ticket to Agniezka Bacik. "In order to facilitate the travel arrangements and as security for payment," we rea... More...   $0 (08-07-2000 - IL)

Plaintiffs' loan was canceled after Tulsa Federal Employees Credit Union claimed internal fraud. Checks were returned stamped "Returned unpaid. . .Fraud." Plaintiffs' creditors were called and told loan was fraudulent. Plaintiffs claimed that thereafter, Defendants' agents contacted Plaintiffs and threatened them with criminal prosecution for fraud if remaining loan proceeds were not returned. ... More...   $450000 (07-17-2000 - OK)

Libel and slander claims relating to allegation made by Consumers Union in a report about the rollover tendencies of the Isuzu Trooper in 1996. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant's drivers put the vehicle through maneuvers and turn that were sharper and more severe than a normal driver would ever perform under any conditions and that the U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration had rejected the C... More...   $0 (04-07-2000 - CA)

In May and June 1999, Star magazine published and then retracted two articles reporting on the investigation of the role of Burke Ramsey. On May 25, the Star published a front-page store about Burke, with photos, under t... More...   $0 (03-21-2000 - GA)

Libel and slander claimes by employee of Psychic Services Network who claimed a secretly made videotape shown on "PrimeTime Live" ruined his reputation. Sanders claimed that ABC sent a spy into the Psychic Services Network to secretly tape him and his co-workers at the psychic telephone counseling firm with the intent of protraying the operation as a scam. The footage was aired by ABC on its "Pr... More...   $635000 (02-15-2000 - CA)

Libel - Texas Monthly published an article entitled "The King of Bankruptcy," by Gary Cartwright, in its July 1995 issue. "The King of Bankruptcy" concerns Jack Stanley and his company, TNG. The article asks in its heading, "How did Houston natural gas mogul Jack Stanley go from $1.2 billion in debt in 1983 to $2 billion to the good eleven years later? A recent trial gave some clues." The text con... More...   $0 (11-30-1999 - TX)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act - E.R.I.S.A. - Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Peter and Mary Apple were married and founded Apple Rubber Products, Inc.. Peter and Mary later divorced and control of the company eventually resided with Mary and their son Steven Apple. Peter retained interest in the pension plan. Peter filed a lawsuit against Steven and Mary when his application for approval o... More...   $26737 (08-25-1999 - NY)

Libel claim by former heavyweight boxer over a 1993 article which appeared in Sports Illustrated which said that plaintiff fixed a fight and used cocaine. The article entitled "The Fix Was In" claimed that Cobb and Sonny Barch agreed that Cobb would hit him three times and that Barch would go to one knee each time resulting in a technical knockout. Cobb sought $50 million in actual damages and $... More...   $10700000 (06-11-1999 - TN)

Libel - First Amendment (freedom of press) - Wayne Elder, the former Chief of Police for the Town of Blacksburg, brought this action for libel against The Gaffney Ledger, Inc., which publishes The Gaffney Ledger. This suit was brought for statements in a column which allegedly suggest that the Chief of Police was accepting bribes from drug dealers. ... More...   $310000 (03-27-1999 - SC)

The Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (Commissioners) hired the appellee, Digital Design Group (Digital) to design and implement a mineral management computer system. The contract required Information Builders, Inc.(Information Builders), to conduct peer review of Digital’s work. As the project progressed, Information Builders wrote three letters evaluating the project at the... More...   $0 (03-13-1999 - OK)

This case arises from a libel for divorce filed by the plaintiff, Charles G. Douglas , III, against the defendant, Caroline G. Douglas . The parties, both attorneys, were married in 1991. Between 1990 and 1996, they practiced law together, first under the firm name of Douglas & George, and later as Douglas & Douglas . In 1996, the plaintiff filed a libel for divorce citing irreconcilable di... More...   $0 (03-10-1999 - NH)

Libel, Slander, Invasion of Privacy, Interference with Contract, Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and Civil Conspiracy - The Plaintiff owned a nursery for which he had a promissory note with the Defendant EFC. Plaintiff was going to sell the business to a third party. While t... More...   $55000 (03-01-1999 - SC)

Action for libel, slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiffs were soccer referees and former officers of local chapter of a national refereeing organization. Plaintiffs alleged that certain national officers and local members wrongfully caused false and libelous statements to be published which injured them in their professions and with other refereeing organizati... More...   $17500 (12-31-1998 - OK)

Libel suit. Suit arose out of two television news broadcasts aired on KTRK's Channel 13 in December, 1991, a few days before the run-off election for mayor of Houston between Turner and Bob Lanier. The broadcasts questioned the role Turner may have played in, and what he knew about, an attempted multimillion dollar insurance scam, which involved the faked death of a Turner client.... More...   $2700000 (12-30-1998 - TX)

Libel claim by house guest of O.J. Simpson who claimed that Globe Communications publishes a statement in the National Examiner that "COPS THINK KATO DID IT!" when, in fact, the cops did not think that Kato Kaelin murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.... More...   $0 (12-30-1998 - CA)

Libel and slander - Plaintiff filed suit for defamation based upon a listing in a directory published by defendants which contained a statement that "At least on plaintiff has described Flamm as an "ambulance chaser" with interest only in "slam dunk cases.""... More...   $0 (12-17-1998 - NY)

Libel claim by a young journalist who was photographed near a nationally prominent politician moments before the politician's assassination, but who was never a suspect in the government's investigation of the assassination, whose views on the assassination were never publicized, and who never sought to influence public discussion about the assassination, was the subject of an article pu... More...   $1175000 (11-02-1998 - CA)

Video rental store had placed Gallo’s name on an index card posted on the counter along with the word "reward" and $1000. Gallo sued for libel.... More...   $2000 (10-23-1998 - NY)

Paul Connell, a student at Ole Miss at Oxford, and his parents, sued The Downtown Grill, after an employee of the Grill mistakenly identified Paul as the passer of a forged check. Plaintiffs brought action for libel and slander, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and gross negligence arising out of the arrest.... More...   $40000 (10-17-1998 - MS)

A group of students, their parents, and a teacher sued a Kansas school district in federal court for declaratory and injunctive relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, who were recruited by their attorneys, alleged violations of § 11 of the Kansas Bill of Rights ("Liberty of press and speech; libel.")and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution because of (1)... More...   $0 (10-13-1998 - KS)