FLOOD v. SHERK

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL FLOOD, JR., et al., ) Plaintiffs, ) 2:18-cv-01310 Vv. ) ) DAVID SHERK, et al., ) Defendants. OPINION Mark R. Hornak, Chief United States District Judge Plaintiffs Michael Flood Jr., Alecia Flood, and minor plaintiff T.F. (“Plaintiffs”) sued minor defendants K.S., C.S., E.S., and H.R. (collectively, the “minor Defendants’), as well as each minor Defendant’s parent, for defamation. The allegedly defamatory statements arose from two incidents in which the minor Defendants allegedly falsely accused T.F. of sexual…