United States Eleventh Circuit

Under Florida law, an article that takes care to detail the process by which smugglers commit tax fraud by buying gold and quotes plaintiff gold dealer on how it is done does not defame the plaintiff if it does not state that defendant or American gold dealers engaged in fraud.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2001
• Published 11/09/2001

Judges

• REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and REAVLEY , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deborah Drooz,Barry B. Langberg, Michael J. Niborski, Stroock & Strook & Lavan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Cys, Laura R. Handman, Davis, Wright, Tremaine, Washington, DC, Jerold L. Budney, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.