Legal Opinion
J.F. Straw, D/B/A Business Opportunities Digest v. Chase Revel, Inc., D/B/A Entrepreneur Magazine
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1987No. 86-8524PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellee J.F. Straw publishes a magazine known as the Business Opportunities Digest. The publication serves as a clearing house to put people interested in potential investment opportunities in touch with one another. The magazine also contains small commentaries written by Straw. One such commentary, which appeared in the August 1982 issue, warned that a rival enterprise, American Entrepreneur Association, (“AEA”) was in bankruptcy. 1
AEA, founded by appellant Chase Revel, also published a magazine containing business opportunities. After Straw’s comment appeared,…
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