Legal Opinion
Biskupic v. Cicero
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 17, 2008No. 2007AP2314PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.
¶ 1. Vincent Biskupic is a former Outagamie County District Attorney and an unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General. He claims he was defamed by a newspaper article published by the Shawano Leader in August 2004. The article incorrectly stated Biskupic had been involved in bribery and graft.
¶ 2. Biskupic sued eight defendants, including the Leader, several of its employees, and Stacey Cicero, an individual quoted in the article. The circuit court granted summary judgment dismissing the suit. We conclude Biskupic is a public figure. In order to prevail, he must prove that the…
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