Kansas Libel Law

SAMUEL W. FIELDS v. KEN MCGOVERN and DEBORAH PORTER

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$0 (12-04-2018 - KS)

Alain Ellis Living Trust v. Harvey D. Ellis Living Trust

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$0 (09-24-2018 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DEREK CAMPBELL <table> <td>

Shortly after midnight on April 8, 2015, Campbell called 911 from his home to report that he had shot his wife. Campbell told the dispatcher that his handgun inadvertently discharged when he removed it from its holster. Rebecca was sitting in a recliner when the bullet struck her. Campbell stated she was bleeding from the head but still breathing. He also said he was a "concealed carry holder" and... More...

$0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

Anil Vazirani v. Mark V. Heitz

Anil Vazirani is an independent insurance agent, also known as a producer, who contracts with insurance companies to sell life-insurance and annuity products. He owns and manages Vazirani & Associates Financial, LLC and Secured Financial Solutions, LLC. We will refer to both him and his businesses as Vazirani. Vazirani contracted with Aviva Life and Annuity Company, a provider of life-insurance an... More...

$0 (12-20-2013 - KS)

Jennifer Pratt v. Joseph Petelin, M.D.

Mrs. Jennifer Pratt sued Joseph Petelin, M.D. for medical negligence. The district court submitted four factual theories of negligence to the jury, which returned a general verdict against Dr. Petelin in the amount of $153,000. Dr. Petelin appeals, claiming three of the four factual contentions submitted to the jury were unsupported by sufficient evidence. We hold that Dr. Petelin waived this argu... More...

$153000 (08-20-2013 - KS)

Dennis Synder v. The American Kennell Club

The legal question raised on appeal is whether the district court erred by granting summary judgment to the defendant. Another question, unrelated to the legal one, but equally weighty, is "what happened to Jag?â€ Jag was (and perhaps still is) a Golden Retriever owned by Janis Fonceca. Plaintiffs-Appellants Dennis and Audra Snyder are professional dog handlers. They were hired by Fonc... More...

$0 (11-24-2010 - KS)

Melanie L. Valadez v. Emmis Communications and Todd Spessard

Emmis Communications and Todd Spessard appeal from the jury verdict decided against them in a tort action relating to their news coverage of the arrest of a suspect in the BTK case. Melanie Valadez, the administrator of the Estate of Roger G. Valadez (Estate), cross-appeals from the judgment of the district court limiting the amount and scope of damages. From 1974 to 1986, a series of at le... More...

$0 (04-30-2010 - KS)

State of Kansas, ex rel. Paul J. Morrison v. The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius

During the 2007 Kansas legislative session, the legislature passed and the governor signed House Substitute for Senate Bill No. 244 (H. Sub. S.B. 244), which substantially amended K.S.A. 21-4015 (Furse 1995), formerly known as the Kansas Funeral Picketing Act, and now, as amended, known as the Kansas Funeral Privacy Act, K.S.A. 21-4015. L. 2007, ch. 111, secs. 1-6. Although the legislature repeale... More...

$0 (03-14-2008 - KS)

<a href="http://www.kscourts.org/ca10/cases/2002/01/00-3160.htm" target="_new">Sports Unlimited, Inc. v. Lankford Enterprises, Inc.</a>

Sports Unlimited, Inc. brought suit against Lankford Enterprises, Inc., presenting several theories for relief, all based on allegations that Defendant had caused Plaintiff to lose business and had injured its business reputation.(1) Jurisdiction in the district court was claimed under both 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 & 1332; Plaintiff also invoked the court's supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § ... More...

$0 (01-04-2002 - KS)

<a href="http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/ctapp/2001/20010914/85460.htm" target="_new">Meyer Land & Cattle Company v. Lincoln County Conservation District</a>

Meyer Land & Cattle Company (Meyer) appeals from the trial court's dismissal of its action for failure to state an actionable claim against the Lincoln County Conservation District (Lincoln) and its directors in their individual and supervisory capacities and the Kansas State Conservation Commission (Commission). We affirm. Meyer built a lagoon on a plot of land contemplated for use as a catt... More...

$0 (09-14-2001 - KS)

STEVANA CASE, ANDY CASE, a minor, by and through his parent and next friend, STEVEN CASE; STEVEN CASE, individually, AMANDA GREB, a minor, by and through her parent and next friend, CYNTHIA GREB; CYNTHIA GREB, individually; REBEKKA KAMBERG, a minor,

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 (... More...

$0 (10-13-1998 - KS)