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BIERMAN v. WEIER

No. 10-1503.

826 N.W.2d 436 (2013)

Gail BIERMAN and Beth Weier, Appellees, v. Scott WEIER and Author Solutions, Inc., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cory F. Gourley of Gourley, Rehkemper & Lindholm, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant Scott Weier.

Michael A. Giudicessi of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Des Moines, and Mary Andreleita Walker of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant Author Solutions.

Gary D. Dickey, Jr. of Dickey & Campbell Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellees.

Charles D. Tobin of Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, D.C., and Sharon K. Malheiro and Jeffrey D. Ewoldt of Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Michael G. Gartner; Big Green Umbrella Media, Inc.; Lee Enterprises, Incorporated; Hearst Television, Inc.; SourceMedia Group; The Associated Press; The Iowa Newspaper Association; The Iowa Broadcasters Association; and The Iowa Freedom of Information Council.

MANSFIELD, Justice.

This defamation case concerns Mind, Body and Soul, a book written by Scott Weier. In the author's words, the book is "based on my life." It discusses Scott's personal transformation, largely through his relationship with God, following his divorce "on bad terms" from his first wife. Scott's ex-wife and her father concluded the book falsely accused them of lying, abuse, and suffering from mental...

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