Legal Opinion
Nix v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 9, 2000No. A00A0070PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Franklin R. Nix, an attorney, sued Cox Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Journal, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Rochelle Bozman for libel per se in placing him in a false light by listing him in two published articles on March 9, 1998, as one of seven examples of rogue lawyers and in accusing him of attempting to solicit clients from another lawyer. The defendants placed his name immediately after the account of six lawyers charged with stealing their clients’ money or convicted of felonies. The article also stated that these rogue lawyers needed…
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