Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC

Judge Lohier filed a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

FORREST, District Judge:

George Elias, IV, Stephen Hadford, and Ross Fowler (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal from a June 28, 2016 decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Castel, J.) dismissing their defamation claims against Rolling Stone, LLC (“Rolling Stone”), Sabrina Rubin Erdely, and Wenner Media LLC (“Wenner Media”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs’ defamation action arises from a now-retracted Rolling Stone magazine article written by Erdely titled, “A…