Legal Opinion
Rosen v. American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 2012No. 11-CV-368PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
In this action for defamation, Steven J. Rosen appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant-appel-lees: his former employer, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and Patrick Dorton, AIPAC’s “spokesman.” 1 After AIPAC fired Rosen, a long-time employee, it made statements about him reported in the New York Times in 2005 and 2008. The first statement purported to justify his firing because of behavior that differed from “the conduct that AIPAC expects from its employees.” The second statement essentially repeated the first one and added that…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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