Legal Opinion
Schleit v. Warren
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 17, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0445-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CACHERIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is denied.
I
Background
The defendants, Herbert A. Warren and Richard A. Warren (“Warren”), are Florida attorneys who represented Rene Zambrana in a 1983 libel suit against Philip A. Schleit (“Schleit”) and his publisher. 1 Schleit had written a book, entitled Shelton’s Barefoot Airlines, which allegedly contained defamatory statements about Mr. Zambrana. Pursuant to the Florida long-arm statute, Schleit was served with process…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Adams v. BainCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Paul I. Murphy v. Erwin-Wasey, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- John G. Kolbe, Inc. v. Chromodern Chair Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1971
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Lans v. Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg L.L.P.District Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Portland Trailer & Equipment, Inc. v. A-1 Freeman Moving & Storage, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2000
- Rogers v. DeaneDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2014
- Weinberger v. TuckerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- MHA Financial Corp. v. Varenko Investments Ltd.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.