Beresky v. Teschner

Plaintiffs, Thomas and Daphne Beresky brought suit against defendant, J. Peter Teschner, d/b/a “The Doings”, a weekly newspaper, following the publication of a series of articles in “The Doings” of which Teschner is the owner and publisher. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint was in four counts: count I, libel; count II, intentional infliction of mental distress; count III, negligent infliction of mental distress; and count IV, invasion of privacy. The trial court dismissed all four counts and denied plaintiffs leave to file any amended counts to their amended complaint. Plaintiffs appeal the…