Legal Opinion
Fielding v. Hubert Burda Media, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2005No. 04-10297PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Borer, the former Swiss ambassador to Germany, and Shawne Fielding, his wife (collectively, “appellants”), brought suit for libel, intentional infliction of emotional distress, tortious interference with prospective business relations, and civil conspiracy claims against appellees Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG (“Hubert Burda Media”), Bertelsmann AG (“Bertelsmann”), and Gruner & Jahr (“Gruner”) and those parties’ related subsidiaries and affiliates. The district court dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction and denied appellants’ motions…
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