United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of one plaintiff's claims, based on plaintiffs' failure to state a claim for defamation, tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, or civil conspiracy, is affirmed, however, because the court did not sufficiently consider the forum non conveniens issue, the case is remanded for consideration regarding the remaining plaintiffs. (Amended)

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2006
• Published 07/14/2006

Judges

• SACK, Circuit Judge., Before:  OAKES, JACOBS, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rodney A. Smolla, University of Richmond School of Law, (David Boies, Alan B. Vickery, Philippe Z. Selendy, of counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, New York, NY), Richmond, VA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Dr. Leo Kirch., Michael E. Petrella, Law Offices of Sean F. O'Shea, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant International Television Trading Corp.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Stan Mortenson, Baker Botts, LLP (Jeffrey A. Lamken, Michael L. Calhoon, of counsel), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Liberty Media, Corp. and John Malone., Jeffrey Barist, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Deutsche Bank AG and Dr. Rolf-Ernst Breuer.