Hersch v. E. W. Scripps Co.

This is a libel case in which the defendants (appellees herein) are the Cleveland Press (a local newspaper), the E. W. Scripps Company (owner of the Cleveland Press at the time the allegedly libelous article was published), Robert Bergen (a reporter for the Cleveland Press), and Anthony Tucci (an editor of the Cleveland Press). The plaintiff-appellant is Marvin Hersch, an attorney. He appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County which granted a motion for summary judgment to the defendants-appellees. For the reasons set forth below, this court has determined that…