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WYNN v. SMITH

No. 31063.

16 P.3d 424 (2001)

Stephen A. WYNN, Appellant, v. John L. SMITH, Respondent. John L. Smith, Appellant, v. Stephen A. Wynn, Respondent. Barricade Books, Inc., Lyle Stuart, Appellants, v. Stephen A. Wynn, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schreck Morris and James J. Pisanelli and Todd L. Bice, Las Vegas; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, and Barry B. Langberg and Deborah Drooz, Los Angeles, California, for Stephen A. Wynn.

JoNell Thomas, Las Vegas, for John L. Smith, Barricade Books, Inc., and Lyle Stuart.

Deutsch Klagsbrun & Blasband, New York, New York, for Barricade Books, Inc., and Lyle Stuart.

Allen Lichtenstein, Las Vegas; Davis, Wright, Tremaine and Laura Handman, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Stephen A. Wynn is a well-known public figure in Nevada. Wynn filed an action for defamation against John L. Smith, Barricade Books, Inc., and Barricade's principal, Lyle Stuart, based upon statements made in an advertisement for Smith's unauthorized biography of Wynn. The district court awarded Smith summary judgment, and the matter proceeded to trial against the remaining defendants. The district court then entered judgment on...

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