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CHAFOULIAS v. PETERSON

No. C2-01-1617.

668 N.W.2d 642 (2003)

Gus A. CHAFOULIAS, Appellant, v. Lori C. PETERSON, Respondent, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Granted September 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Berens, Erik K. Fogarty Lisle, Kelly & Berens, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant, Gus A. Chafoulias.

Kay Nord Hunt, Phillip A. Cole, Laura A. Enga, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent, Lori C. Peterson.

Thomas Tinkham, Dean C. Eyler, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN; and Nathan E. Siegel, ABC, INC., Washington, DC, for Respondent, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

John P. Borger, Erik E. Jorstad, Patricia R. Stembridge, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, for amici Star Tribune, Associated Press, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Business Journal of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Terrance W. Moore, Steingart, McGrath & Moore LLC, Edina, for amicus Minnesota Broadcasters Ass'n.

Mark R. Anfinson, Minneapolis, for amicus Minnesota Newspaper Ass'n.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Appellant Gus A. Chafoulias brings this defamation action against respondent media company ABC, Inc., and respondent attorney Lori C. Peterson, alleging that ABC published a defamatory statement made by Peterson. We review the decision of the district court, affirmed by the court of appeals, that Chafoulias was a limited purpose public figure on the date of the publication and that respondents are therefore entitled to summary judgment...

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