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GUILFORD TRANSP. INDUSTRIES v. WILNER

No. 99-CV-349.

760 A.2d 580 (2000)

GUILFORD TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Frank N. WILNER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Fornaciari, with whom Robert M. Disch, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellants.

Michael L. Martinez, with whom Edward V. Hickey III, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Laura R. Handman and Rebecca R. Reed, Washington, DC, filed a brief for The Washington Post Company, Cable News Network LP, LLLP, Gannett Company, Inc., The New Republic, Inc., and The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Amici Curiae, urging affirmance.

Before SCHWELB, REID, and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises from an action for libel. The plaintiffs are Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. (Guilford), Timothy Mellon, and David Fink. Guilford operates a freight railroad system in New England, consisting of the Maine Central, the Boston and Maine, and Springfield Terminal railroads. Mellon and Fink founded Guilford in 1981 and own it. Mellon is a member of Guilford's Board of Directors, and Fink manages Guilford's operations...

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