JACOBS v. ADELSON

No. 58740.

325 P.3d 1282 (2014)

Steven C. JACOBS, Appellant, v. Sheldon G. ADELSON, in his individual and Representative Capacities, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pisanelli Bice, PLLC, and Todd L. Bice , Debra L. Spinelli , and Jarrod L. Rickard , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Morris Law Group and Steve L. Morris and Ryan M. Lower , Las Vegas, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

Appellant sued respondent's companies for wrongful termination, making a number of allegations in the complaint against respondent personally. After respondent published a response to the allegations in the media, appellant sued him for defamation. The district court dismissed the defamation claim, concluding that respondent was protected from a defamation suit because his statements to the media were made in the...

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