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BISKUPIC v. CICERO

No. 2007AP2314.

756 N.W.2d 649 (2008)

2008 WI App 117

Vincent R. BISKUPIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stacey CICERO, Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Support Center, f/k/a Domestic Abuse Support Center, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, the Shawano Leader, a Division of Madison Newspapers, Inc., Rod Christensen, Kent Tempus, Joe Vandelaarschot, a/k/a Joe Vandel and ABC Insurance Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed June 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John C. Peterson of Peterson, Berk & Cross, S.C., Appleton.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, Stacey Cicero, Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Support Center, and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, the cause was submitted on the brief of Todd A. Becker and Diane B. Kraft of Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C., Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, The Shawano Leader, Rod Christensen, Kent Tempus and Joe Vandelaarschot, the cause was submitted on the brief of Gregory B. Conway and David L. Lasee of Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C., Green Bay.

Before HOOVER, P.J., PETERSON and BRUNNER, JJ.

¶ 1 PETERSON, J.

Vincent Biskupic is a former Outagamie County District Attorney and an unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General. He claims he was defamed by a newspaper article published by the Shawano Leader in August 2004. The article incorrectly stated Biskupic had been involved in bribery and graft.

¶ 2 Biskupic sued eight defendants, including the Leader, several of its employees, and Stacey Cicero, an individual quoted in the...

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