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PERNICIARO v. MCINNIS

No. 2019-CA-0671.

293 So.3d 1144 (2020)

Richard PERNICIARO and Robert Cleveland, Individually and on Behalf of ParaTech, L.L.C. v. Guy MCINNIS, Ray Lauga, Jr., Casey W. Hunnicutt, Richard Lewis, St. Bernard Parish Government, The Times Picayune, L.L.C., Benjamin Alexander-Bloch and Rsui Indemnity Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 1, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Joseph Larzelere, III , ATTORNEY AT LAW, 249 Kingsland Drive, Covington, LA 70435, Stephen L. Miles , Catherine F. Giarrusso , PIPES, MILES, BECKMAN, LLC, 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1800, New Orleans, LA 70163, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

Loretta Gallaher Mince , Alysson L. Mills , Michael Dodson , FISHMAN HAYGOOD PHELPS WALMSLEY WILLIS & SWANSON, L.L.P., 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4600, New Orleans, LA 70170-4600, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE.

(Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay, III, Judge Tiffany G. Chase, Judge Dale N. Atkins)

This is a defamation suit. Appellants, Richard Perniciaro, Robert Cleveland, and ParaTech, L.L.C. ("ParaTech") filed a petition for damages for defamation against a number of defendants, including Appellees, Advance Local Media, L.L.C. ("Advance") and Advance Digital, Inc. ("Advance Digital"), which now own The Times-Picayune, and The Times-Picayune reporter Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, (collectively, "The Times-Picayune"). In response, The Times-Picayune filed a special motion...

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