FRANCHINI v. GANNETT COMPANY INC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE THOMAS FRANCHINI, ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) 1:18-cv-00015-GZS ) BANGOR PUBLISHING CO., INC., ) et al., ) ) Defendant ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT In Count V of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint, the one remaining count in this action, Plaintiff asserts a misrepresentation claim against Defendants Gannett Company, Inc., d/b/a USA Today, and Defendant Slack.1 Plaintiff alleges that he agreed to interview with Defendant Slack for an article in USA Today based on Defendant Slack’s representations that she would not…