Legal Opinion
Berisha v. Lawson
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided December 21, 2018No. Case No. 17-22144-Civ-COOKE/LOUISPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCIA G. COOKE, United States District Judge
THIS MATTER is before me on the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 138 ) filed by Defendants Guy Lawson, Alexander Podrizki, David Packouz, Simon & Schuster, Inc. ("S & S") and Recorded *1149Books, Inc. Defendants' motion is fully briefed and ripe for review. For the reasons set forth herein, the motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Shkelzen Berisha is the son of Sali Berisha, the former Prime Minister (and before that the President) of Albania. Defs.' Stmt. of Facts , ECF No. 139 ("DSOF "), at ¶ 3. In this defamation action, Plaintiff challenges…
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