FRANCHINI v. BANGOR PUB. CO., INC.

No. 23-1633.

109 F.4th 13 (2024)

Thomas C. FRANCHINI, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BANGOR PUBLISHING CO., INC., d/b/a/ Bangor Daily News; Meg Haskell; Edward Murphy; Gannett Company, Inc., d/b/a USA Today; Donovan Slack; Investor's Business Daily, Inc., d/b/a Investor's Business Daily; MTM Acquisition, Inc., d/b/a Portland Press Herald and Sally Pipes, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond W. Belair, with whom Belair & Associates, P.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Clifford H. Ruprecht, with whom Roach Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff was on brief, for appellees Gannett Company, Inc., and Donovan Slack.

Russell B. Pierce, Jr., with whom Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC was on brief, for appellee Investor's Business Daily.

Christopher T. Uphouse, with whom Eaton Peabody was on brief, for appellees Bangor Publishing Co., Inc., and Meg Haskell.

Cynthia L. Counts, with whom Rachel Wertheimer, Verrill Dana LLP and FisherBroyles LLP were on brief, for appellees MTM Acquisition, Inc., Edward Murphy, and Sally Pipes.

Before Lynch, Circuit Judge, and Saris, District Judge.


Dr. Thomas C. Franchini, the former Chief of Podiatry at the Department of Veterans' Affairs Maine Healthcare System at Togus ("VA Togus"), appeals from the district court's grant of joint motions for summary judgment to defendant publishers Bangor Publishing Co., Inc., d/b/a Bangor...

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