Legal Opinion
Finebaum v. Coulter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 7, 2003No. 1000676PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul Finebaum and Capstar Operating Corporation d/b/a WERC AM/FM Radio ("WERC") petitioned this Court for permission to appeal a trial court order denying in part their motion for a summary judgment. We granted their petition. We now reverse the partial denial of the motion for a summary judgment filed by Finebaum and WERC, and we remand the cause for entry of an appropriate judgment.
Plaintiff Richard Matthew Coulter sued Finebaum and WERC for defamation, conspiracy, the tort of outrage, and invasion of privacy. The gravamen of each theory was a comment by Finebaum about Coulter, a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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