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BOYCE & ISLEY, PLLC v. COOPER

No. COA03-1542.

611 S.E.2d 175 (2005)

BOYCE & ISLEY, PLLC, Eugene Boyce, R. Daniel Boyce, Philip R. Isley, and Laura B. Isley, Plaintiffs, v. Roy A. COOPER, III, the Cooper Committee, Julia White, Stephen Bryant, and Kristi Hyman, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 5, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyce & Isley, P.L.L.C., G. Eugene Boyce, R. Daniel Boyce, Philip R. Isley and Laura B. Isley, pro se plaintiff-appellees.

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., by Jim W. Phillips, Jr. and David Kushner, and Smith Moore L.L.P., by Alan W. Duncan and Allison Overbay Van Laningham, Greensboro, for defendant-appellants.

The Bussian Law Firm, P.L.L.C., by John A. Bussian, Raleigh, for the North Carolina Press Association and the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, amicus curiae.

Everett, Gaskins, Hancock & Stevens, by Hugh Stevens and Michael J. Tadych, Raleigh, for the North Carolina Press Foundation, Inc., amicus curiae.

HUDSON, Judge.

R. Daniel Boyce, his law firm, father, sister, and brother-in-law ("plaintiffs") brought this action against Roy A. Cooper, III, his campaign committee, and members of his campaign staff ("defendants") alleging defamation and unfair trade practices related to a political television advertisement broadcast during the 2000 election for North Carolina Attorney General. The trial court dismissed the complaint...

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