United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's defamation suit is vacated where he properly alleged facts that would permit a reasonable jury to find the elements of defamation under New York law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2005
• Published 09/12/2005

Judges

• JACOBS, Circuit Judge., Before:  WINTER and JACOBS, Circuit Judges, and GLEESON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. Gallagher, High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel, LLP, Norristown, PA (Theodosis J. Totolis, Endicott, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter E. Diercks, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP, Washington, DC (Jeffrey Harris, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees the Ackerley Group, Inc., WIVT Television Newschannel 34 and WBGH Newschannel 5., Charles D. Tobin, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, DC (Kara L. Daniels, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees Binghamton Press Company, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., and Gannett Company, Inc.