Legal Opinion

Kevin Pack v. Truth Publishing Company, Inc., and John S. Dille III

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 23, 2019No. Court of Appeals Case 18A-PL-1742PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Najam, Judge.

*960 Statement of the Case

[1] Kevin Pack appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment for the Truth Publishing Company and John S. Dille III, the owners of The Elkhart Truth newspaper (collectively, "the Newspaper"). The trial court entered summary judgment after the Newspaper moved to dismiss Pack's defamation complaint under Indiana's Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation Act, Ind. Code §§ 34-7-7-1 to -10 (2018) ("the Anti-SLAPP statutes"). Pack raises five issues for our review, 1 which we consolidate and restate as the following two issues:

1. Whether the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Antonio Hughley v. State of Indiana, The Consolidated City of Indianapolis/Marion County, and The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police DepartmentIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Williams v. TharpIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Journal-Gazette Co. v. Bandido's, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. National Police Association, Inc. v. Gannett Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
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