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WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT v. BOZELL

No. 00 Civ. 8616(DC).

142 F.Supp.2d 514 (2001)

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Plaintiff, v. L. Brent BOZELL, III, Media Research Center, Inc., d/b/a Parents Television Council, Parents Television Council, James Lewis, Mark Honig, and Various John and Jane Does, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP by Eugene R. Licker, New York City by Jerry S. McDevitt, Terry Budd, Jason L. Richey, Curtis B. Krasik, Pittsburgh, PA, for Plaintiff.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP by Thomas A. Leghorn, New York City, Herge, Sparks & Christopher LLP by Robert Sparks, Jr., Linda Stiles Shively, McLean, VA, for Defendants L. Brent Bozell, III, Media Research Center, Inc., Parents Television Council, Inc., Mark Honig, and the John and Jane Doe Defendants.

Michael J. Quarequio, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant James Lewis.

OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

On January 25, 2001, in a Florida criminal court, fourteen year-old Lionel Tate was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a six year-old girl. During the proceedings, Tate's attorney argued the "wrestling defense" — the boy was an avid fan of professional wrestling who was simply mimicking wrestling moves he had seen on television when he accidentally killed the girl. The defense was rejected. Lionel...

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