Legal Opinion

Shepard v. Schurz Communications, Inc.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 2006No. 55A04-0508-CV-479PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Plaintiff Clifford W. Shepard ("Shepard") appeals the grant of summary judgment and order for attorney fees in favor of Appellee-Defendant Schurz Communications, Inc. d/b/a Mooresville/Deca-tur Times ("the Times"). We affirm the grant of summary judgment and award of attorney fees, and remand for a hearing on appellate attorney fees.

Issues

Shepard presents two issues for review:

I. Whether the Times was properly granted summary judgment pursuant to Indiana's strategic lawsuit against public participation statute ("anti-SLAPP statute"), Indiana Code…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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  3. Journal-Gazette Co. v. Bandido's, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Aafco Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Northwest Publications, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Rambo v. CohenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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