Legal Opinion
Wolk v. Olson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 2010No. Civil Action 09-4001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would apply the discovery rule to toll the statute of limitations in a mass-media defamation case. The Court holds that it would not.
Arthur Alan Wolk, a well-known aviation attorney, has sued Overlawyered.com for defamation, false light, and intentional interference with prospective contractual relations arising out of an article published on that website. The plaintiff also names as defendants Walter K. Olson, Theodore H. Frank, David M. Nierporent, and The Overlawyered Group.
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