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OLSEN v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, CO.

C.A. No. 17-007-M-LDA.

261 F.Supp.3d 362 (2017)

Philip OLSEN, Plaintiff, v. The PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, CO., Lynn Arditi, and Richard Asinof, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

Signed August 21, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Libel, Assault, Slander
Nature of Suit: 320 Assault Libel & Slander
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Mahoney , Asquith & Mahoney, PC, Providence, RI, for Plaintiff.

Michael J. Grygiel , Greenberg Traurig , Albany, NY, Samantha M. Clarke , William E. O'Gara , Matthew C. Reeber , Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC, Providence, RI, Zachary C. Kleinsasser , Greenberg Traurig , Boston, MA, Rajaram Suryanarayan , Michael Benedict Messore, IV , Gunning & LaFazia, Inc., Warwick, RI, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Before the Court, at the motion to dismiss stage, is a defamation case that asks a simple question: does the fair report privilege apply?

Rhode Island state officials hosted a press panel at the Adult Correctional Institutions...

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