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MEISLER v. GANNETT CO., INC.

No. 92-7052.

12 F.3d 1026 (1994)

Herbert MEISLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GANNETT COMPANY, INC.; USA Today, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Dauphin and William J. Baxley, Baxley, Dillard & Dauphin, Birmingham, AL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert C. Bernius, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees.

Edward S. Sledge, III, Hand, Arendall, Bedsole, Greaves & Johnston, Mobile, AL, Holliger F. Barnard and James C. Barton, Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlow & Naff, Birmingham, AL, for Gannett Co., Inc.

Before HATCHETT and COX, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal arises out of an action for libel. Herbert Meisler, the plaintiff, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants Gannett Co., Inc. and USA TODAY ("defendants"). Meisler argues that the district court erred in concluding that the evidence could not support a finding of actual malice. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1987, Herbert Meisler and Harold Ripps became interested in...

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