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BLOCK v. TANENHAUS

No. 16-30966.

867 F.3d 585 (2017)

Walter BLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sam TANENHAUS; Jim Rutenberg; New York Times Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward F. Lafleur , Marc Joseph Mandich , Mahtook & Lafleur, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Loretta Gallaher Mince, Esq. , Alysson Leigh Mills, Esq. , Fishman Haygood, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-appellant Walter Block appeals the dismissal of his defamation and false light claims against the New York Times and two of its authors. The district court dismissed his claims under Louisiana's anti-SLAPP statute, Article 971, finding that Block failed to create a genuine issue of fact as to falsity, fault, and defamatory meaning...

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