Airtran Airlines, Inc. v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.

ORDER

MOYE, District Judge.

The above-styled action is before the Court on defendant’s second motion for summary judgment with respect to plaintiffs claim that defendant libeled it by publishing the following news article on January 11,1998:

Neiv name, old problems for ValuJet

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When FAA inspectors recently visited a contractor repainting several former Va-luJet Airlines planes with the company’s new red, teal and white paint scheme, they discovered that rudders…