Legal Opinion
Leidig v. Buzzfeed, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 27, 2019No. 16 Civ. 0542 (VM)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VICTOR MARRERO, United States District Judge.
Plaintiffs Michael Leidig ("Leidig") and Central European News Ltd ("CEN") (collectively, "Plaintiffs") commenced this litigation against defendant BuzzFeed, Inc. ("BuzzFeed") alleging libel and seeking $ 5,000,000 in damages in connection with an article published by BuzzFeed regarding Plaintiffs. (See"Complaint," Dkt. No. 1.)
BuzzFeed moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (" Rule 56"), on the grounds that Plaintiffs cannot satisfy two of the elements required for a libel claim: (1) falsity of the…
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