Legal Opinion
Amanda Steele v. Michael Ritz
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 16, 2009No. W2008-02125-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON October 27, 2009 Session AMANDA STEELE, ET AL. v. MICHAEL RITZ Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-004560-07 Kay S. Robilio, Judge No. W2008-02125-COA-R3-CV - Filed December 16, 2009 The plaintiffs/appellants in this lawsuit, an adult cabaret and three female employees of adult entertainment businesses and cabarets, filed a defamation suit against a county commissioner for a statement allegedly quoted in The Commercial Appeal and repeated at other venues.1 The county commissioner raised several defenses to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- William R. Gooley v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Trau-Med of America, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2002
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