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DAWSON v. NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.

No. 96-4226.

135 F.3d 1158 (1998)

Ronald D. DAWSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and NYLIFE Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Sullivan (argued), Russell J. Hoover, Thomas S. O'Neill, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Sherwin H. Leff, Leff, Cohen & Rosenberg, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James L. Thompson, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Dan K. Webb, Lawrence R. Desideri, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, James A. Klenk, Sonnenschein, Nath & Trosenthal, Chicago, IL, Edwin G. Schallert, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Defendants-Appellants.

Philip C. Stahl, Christopher B. Wilson, Lisa L. Ash, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae American Council of Life Insurance.

Stuart J. Kaswell, Securities Industry Association, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Securities Industry Association.

T.G. Gallery, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Securities Dealers, Incorporated.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 18, 1998.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Dawson sued New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities, Inc. (collectively "New York Life") for defamation resulting from statements made on forms New York Life filed with the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and oral statements New York Life officers made at a company meeting. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury awarded Dawson...

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