United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit against news media companies for their malicious use of plaintiff's statements in an investigative piece about the United States' use of nerve gas on Americans in Laos, questions of whether plaintiff was defamed by comments that he was taking medication for a nervous disorder required further development.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2001
• Decided 03/20/2002
• Published 03/20/2002

Judges

• Before BRIGHT,B. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles E. Lyons, Charlotte, NC, and Bruce J. Robbins and Elihu H. Berman (argued), Clearwater, FL, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin T. Baine, Nicole K. Seligman, Thomas G. Hentoff, Mary-Rose Papandrea, and Paul Gaffney (argued), Washington, DC, for the appellee.