Legal Opinion
Rich v. Fox News Network, LLC
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided August 2, 2018No. 18 Civ. 2223 (GBD)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge:
Plaintiffs Joel and Mary Rich bring this action against Defendants Fox News Network, LLC, Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman (together with Fox News, the "Fox Defendants"), and Fox News contributor Ed Butowsky asserting claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED") and for aiding and abetting and conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress on Plaintiffs. (Compl, ECF No. 7, ¶¶ 135-71.) Plaintiffs principally allege that Defendants conspired to cause Plaintiffs severe emotional distress by publishing a news article…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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