Christy L. Kellerhals sued This Land Press, LLC, Keena B. Roberts, Joshua Kline, Michael Mason and Vince Lovoi on invasion of privacy (publication of private facts), slander and libel per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress and unauthorized use of another person's right of publicity theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Christy L. Kellerhals, is an individual who resides in Tulsa

In the wee hours of November 18, 2009, plaintiff Herbert Williams was returning home from work. He smelled smoke, saw that his neighbor’s house was on fire, and went to the porch of the burning home to bang on the door to rouse anyone who might be inside. Chicago police officers Matthew O’Brien and Joseph Byrne also spotted the smoke and found Williams on the porch. They soon arrested him on s

This defamation case arises from a series of articles published in the Mineral Wells Index (the Index), a newspaper owned by Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (NHI).

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The articles reported regulatory compliance problems and official investigations into the Crazy Water Retirement Hotel, a local Mineral Wells assisted living facility, and examined the conduct of Charles Miller, president of th

¶1 On September 22, 1999, Victor Cornell Miller, Appellant, was charged, along with co-defendant John Fitzgerald Hanson, with two counts of First-Degree Malice Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1998, § 701.7(A), or alternatively, First-Degree Felony Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1998, § 701.7(B) (Counts I & II), in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-1999-4583. Count I was f

Appellee, Wade Brady, sued appellants, Carter Publications, Inc. d/b/a The West Fort Bend Star (“The Star�) and LeaAnne Klentzman, a reporter for The Star, alleging that they defamed him in a January 15, 2003 article (“the Article�). Based

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on the jury’s verdict in Wade’s favor, the trial court signed its final judgment awarding him actual and exemplary damages. In n

Plaintiffs and appellants GetFugu, Inc. (GetFugu), Carl Freer (Freer) and Richard Jenkins (Jenkins) (collectively, Plaintiffs) appeal an order granting a special motion to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16) filed by defendants and respondents Patton Boggs LLP (Patton), Richard J. Oparil (Oparil), Cummins and White LLP (Cummins) and Iman Reza (Reza) (collectively, the Attorney Defendants).1 2
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¶1 The questions presented on appeal are whether the district court: 1) applied the incorrect standard of review in determining whether the actions of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) warranted the issuance of a permanent injunction; and 2) erred in its determination that there was no substantial likelihood of Petitioner Brayden Scott (Scott) prevailing on his claim th

Warren Whisenhunt sued Matthew Lippincott and Creg Parks for defamation, tortious interference with existing business relationships, tortious interference with prospective business relationships, and civil conspiracy. Lippincott and Parks sought dismissal of these claims pursuant to the recently-enacted Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), also known as the Anti-SLAPP1 statute, which is contai

Prior to 2008, “group homes�—i.e., homes in which recovering alcoholics and drug users live communally and mutually support each other’s recovery—were generally permitted to locate in residential zones in the City of Newport Beach (“the City�) and they did so freely.1 By 2008, a number of residents of the City launched a campaign to restrict or eliminate group homes in their neighbor

Russ M. Herman and Arnold Levin appeal the district court’s final order granting the Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and purporting to transfer the action to the Northern District of California. Herman and Levin claim Roger Chadderdon made defamatory statements that were aimed at, and caused harm in, Louisiana, thereby grounding personal jurisdiction in that sta

Although the heroism and sacrifice of forebears are never far from the minds of her citizenry, Texas has nonetheless accorded special emphasis to certain of these persons and their deeds through the placement of thousands of state government-approved historical markers, known today as “Official Texas Historical Markers.� While these markers can vary somewhat in appearance, they uniformly conve

David Demers is a tenured associate professor at Washington State University. He brought suit alleging that university administrators retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment for distributing a short pamphlet and drafts from an in-progress book. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding that the pamphlet and draft were distributed pursuant to Demersâ

In this action under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.),1 the Friends of Oroville and two individuals (collectively plaintiffs) challenge the City of Oroville‟s (the City) approval of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the project at issue—a relocated and expanded Wal-Mart Supercenter to replace an existing Wal-Mart of traditional dime

In a social security disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case, an administrative law judge (ALJ) must evaluate the effect of a claimant’s mental impairments on her ability to work using a “special technique� prescribed by the Commissioner’s regulations. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520a(b)-(d), 416.920a(b)-(d). At step two of the Commissioner’s five-step analysis,1 this special techn

Former prosecutors Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon, and their spouses, (“Defendants�) appeal the district court’s partial denial of their motions to dismiss. Former Maricopa County Board of Supervisors member Donald T. Stapley, Jr. and his spouse (“Plaintiffs�) allege that Defendants initiated a frivolous federal civil racketeering (“RICO�) suit against Stapley to harass him. The sui

John Phillips and Deborah Phillips sued Randy J. Harrington, Darren W. Lee, Charles McClain, Mid-American Bigfoot Research Center, Lost Horizon Computers and Doe No through Doe No. 100 on libel and slander theories claiming:

1. Plaintiffs are each residents of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Defendant Randy J. Harrington (“Harrington�) is a resident of Leavenworth County

Elizabeth Evon Nichols sued the City of Portland, Oregon, Officer Doris Paisley and Officer Jeffrey McDaniel on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the officers used excessive force when they struck her in the throat with a baton and sprayed her open mouth with pepper spray during an Occupy Portland protest in November of 2011.

Plaintiff claimed that the off

This appeal involves a claim of defamation by World Car Nissan against Abe’s Paint & Body, Inc., Abraham Rodriguez, and Chin Pac (collectively referred to as Abe’s). The jury found that a statement made by two employees of Abe’s was defamatory and made with actual malice. The jury also found, however, that World Car suffered no damages as a result of the statement. In its first two points of

This case requires us to answer a classic personal jurisdiction question— who was injured, and where? The answer to that question will determine whether the representative of a Canadian-owned Delaware corporation operating exclusively in Oklahoma may sue the corporation’s Canadian officers and directors in Oklahoma.

To bring a suit, the plaintiff must show the defendants are subject to

Following a series of news reports by KTRK Television, Inc. alleging financial mismanagement, Benji’s Special Education Academy (“BSEA�), a charter school, and Theaola Robinson sued KTRK. KTRK moved to dismiss the action pursuant to the then-recently enacted Texas Citizens Participation Act

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(“TCPA�).1 In a written order, the trial court denied the motion. In five issues,

This case requires us to determine whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Free Exercise Clause protect the plaintiffs—two companies and their owners who run their businesses to reflect their religious values. The companies are Hobby Lobby, a craft store chain, and Mardel, a Christian bookstore chain. Their owners, the Greens, run both companies as closely held family businesses an

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Federal Election Commission's ("FEC" or"the Commission") Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 33]. The Court, having reviewed the parties' written submissions, being familiar with the case file by virtue of having previously heard argument and having addressed the likelihood of success on the merits of Plaintiffs claims in conjunction with Plaintiffs Motion for P

This defamation action arises out of a contentious custody dispute that has made its way to this court five times.1 In the underlying case, Jayraj Nair persistently fought court-ordered efforts to reunify his former wife, Bindu, with their older son, Suraj. (We

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1 See Nair v. Superior Court (May 28, 2009, C061761) [summary denial of petition for writ of

We review here the dismissal of a complaint filed by a group of unionized workers at a Navistar engine plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The

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plaintiffs alleged that they were laid off by Navistar and not rehired as work became available because the company had actually subcontracted their work to nonunion plants in contravention of the governing collective-bargaining agre

Stella Hall appeals a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former
employer, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Hall alleges that she was terminated from Ohio Bell
in retaliation for taking medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act. For the following
reasons, we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
From 2001 to 2010, Hall worked for Ohio Bell as