HEGWOOD v. COMMUNITY FIRST HOLDINGS, INC.

Cause No. 1:06cv1105-LG-JMR.

546 F.Supp.2d 363 (2008)

Jerry HEGWOOD, Plaintiff v. COMMUNITY FIRST HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a Picayune Item, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Southern Division.

March 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Devereaux, Carey R. Varnado, Montague, Pittman & Varnado, Hattiesburg, MS, for Plaintiff.

Malissa Wilson Winfield, John C. Henegan, Leann W. Nealey, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, MS, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LOUIS GUIROLA, JR., District Judge.

BEFORE THE COURT is [40] Defendant Community First Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Picayune Item's Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff Jerry Hegwood initiated this action for defamation and gross negligence against Community First for an article reporting his arrest for home repair fraud. Community First argues the article was either true or substantially...

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