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SISEMORE v. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, INC.

No. A84-446 Civ.

662 F.Supp. 1529 (1987)

Dan SISEMORE, Plaintiff, v. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, INC., William G. Dunn, John S. Lang, and Joanne Davidson, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Alaska.

June 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Friedman, Sitka, Alaska, Roger A. McShea, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff.

Daniel Westerburg, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger & Anderson, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendants.

DECISION — SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

KLEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a diversity case against a national magazine, its publisher, a senior editor, and a bureau chief. The complaint alleges defamation and other torts. Defendants move for summary judgment.

This decision denies the motion in part and grants it in part. This is a close and difficult case, turning on its particular facts. Important First Amendment rights to speak freely, even...

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