Legal Opinion
Chapin v. Greve
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 17, 1992No. Civ. 91-1020-APublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This is a diversity libel suit. Plaintiffs, an individual fundraiser and one of his nonprofit organizations, sue various media defendants for alleged defamations arising out of a newspaper report about a charitable project to send holiday care packages to American military personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The central question presented by defendants’ motion to dismiss is whether the newspaper report is actionable. For the reasons set forth here, the Court concludes that the article is not…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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