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WILLIAMS v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

Civ. A. No. 80-71-B.

515 F.Supp. 1208 (1981)

Wayne WILLIAMS v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States District Court, M. D. Louisiana.

June 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Simpson, Amite, La., for plaintiff.

Ernest L. O'Bannon, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

POLOZOLA, District Judge:

This diversity suit for defamation presents the following legal issue on which the Louisiana state courts have written conflicting opinions: must a person who has been defamed by the pleadings in a lawsuit await the termination of that suit before filing a suit for defamation? For reasons set forth hereinafter, the Court holds that under Louisiana law a cause of action for defamation based on allegations or statements made in a judicial proceeding...

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