United States First Circuit

In a suit against an author and publisher for a book's depiction of claimant, summary judgment against claimant was proper (on First Amendment grounds, for the most part) on claims for defamation, false light, public disclosure, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and loss of consortium.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/11/2002
• Published 06/11/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter A. Riley for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Gordon, with whom Lucy J. Karl, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., and Linda Steinman were on brief, for appellees.