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RILEY v. HARR

No. 01-1648.

292 F.3d 282 (2002)

John J. RILEY, Jr. and Diana W. Riley, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Jonathan HARR; Random House, Inc., New York; Vintage Books; Random House Audio Publishing, Inc., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Riley for appellants.

Steven M. Gordon, with whom Lucy J. Karl, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., and Linda Steinman were on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Objecting to his portrayal in Jonathan Harr's best-selling book A Civil Action, an account of toxic tort litigation over contaminated well water in Woburn, Massachusetts, that allegedly caused the death of several children, John J. Riley, Jr., sued Harr and his publisher for defamation and related torts. He was joined in that lawsuit by his wife, Diane W. Riley. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on most of...

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