Kesner v. Buhl

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK HARVEY J. KESNER, Plaintiff, 20 Civ. 3454 (PAE) -v- OPINION & ORDER DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. d/b/a BARRON’S, WILLIAM “BILL” ALPERT, and TERI BUHL, Defendants. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This case involves defamation claims arising out of press coverage of plaintiff Harvey Kesner (“Kesner”) by defendants Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones” or “Barron’s”), William Alpert (“Alpert”), and Teri Buhl (“Buhl”). Kesner is an attorney whose former law firm, Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, represented three public companies embroiled…