Legal Opinion
Kenneth Seaton v. TripAdvisor LLC
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2013No. 12-6122PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Kenneth Seaton is the sole proprietor of Grand Resort Hotel and Convention Center (“Grand Resort”) located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Defendant TripAdvisor LLC ranked Grand Resort number one on its “2011 Dirtiest Hotels” list. Seaton filed suit in Tennessee state court, alleging claims' for defamation and false-light invasion of privacy based on TripAd-visor’s placement of Grand Resort on the “2011 Dirtiest Hotels” list. After removing the case to federal court, TripAdvisor filed a motion to dismiss, asserting that Grand Resort’s placement…
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