STEINBUCH v. CUTLER

No. 07-1509.

518 F.3d 580 (2008)

Robert STEINBUCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jessica CUTLER; Hyperion Books; Disney Publishing Worldwide; Home Box Office; Time Warner, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Thomas Sullivan, argued, Little Rock, AR (Jonathan Rosen, Bedminster, NJ, on the brief), for appellant.

Philip S. Anderson, argued, Little Rock, AR (Jess Askew III and Clayborne S. Stone, on the brief), for appellees, Hyperion books and Disney Publishing.

Nathan M. Norton, argued, Little Rock, AR (Claire Shows Hancock and Gary D. Marts, Jr., on the brief) for appellees, HBO and Time Warner.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MURPHY, Circuit Judge, and JARVEY, District Judge.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Robert Steinbuch brought this action against Jessica Cutler and several corporate entities for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from the publication by Hyperion Books of Cutler's sexually explicit novel and the potential development of a future television series based on it. The district court2 dismissed Steinbuch's action against Cutler, Hyperion Books, and Disney Publishing...

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