Legal Opinion
Messina v. Fontana
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 8, 2003No. CIV.A. 03CV001K(RMC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
Dr. Karyn Messina, an equal business partner with Susan Fontana in a business venture known as Totally Itahan.com, Inc., has sued Ms. Fontana and her attorney, Daniel S. Krakower, as weh as Mr. Krakower’s law firm, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Prody & Ecker, P.A. (“Firm”). Dr. Messina claims that Ms. Fontana and Mr. Krakower have defamed her through a December 27, 2002 email authored by Ms. Fontana and by a letter sent by Mr. Krakower to Dr. Messina. Mr. Krakower is aheged to be an agent of the Firm. The complaint alleges that “[t]he words used in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ross J. Laningham v. United States NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Weyrich, Paul v. New Repub IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by17 opinions
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