Legal Opinion
Meanith Huon v. Nick Denton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 2016No. 15-3049PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Meanith Huon sued the website Above the Law for implying that he was a rapist in an article published on the same day he was acquitted of rape. When another website, Jezebel (which was owned by Gawker at the time), reported on the lawsuit in an article entitled, “Acquitted Rapist Sues Blog for Calling Him Serial Rapist,” Huon added Gawker to the lawsuit. He accused Gawker of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress with regard to (i) the article’s headline, (ii) its description of Huon’s criminal trial and subsequent…
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