Friends of Animals Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.

Plaintiffs-appellants Friends of Animals Incorporated (“FOA”) and Priscilla Feral, the president of FOA, appeal from that por*333tion of a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Warren W. Eginton, Judge) dismissing their complaint with prejudice.

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FOA and Feral brought this action in state court in Connecticut alleging, principally, defamation claims under Connecticut state law and wiretapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants-appellees had defamed them by making statements linking FOA and Feral with Frances…