September 09, 2010

Oxford Round Table, Inc. v. Mahone

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Posted December 29th, 2008 by Guest

Summary

Threat Type: Lawsuit	Date: 06/25/2007
Status: Concluded	Location: Kentucky
Disposition: Dismissed (total)	Verdict/Settlement Amount: n/a
Legal Claims: Defamation; Tortious Interference
Oxford Round Table, Inc. ("ORT"), a Kentucky corporation that conducts educational conferences at various colleges within Oxford University, sued Oxford lecturer Sloan Mahone for defamation and tortious interference in federal court in Kentucky. ORT claimed that Mahone posted defamatory statements on a... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:	Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Oxford Round Table, Inc.	Sloan Mahone
Type of Party:	Type of Party:
Organization	Individual
Location of Party:	Location of Party:
Kentucky	United Kingdom
Legal Counsel:	Legal Counsel:
James C. Bradshaw, III, Klinton W. Alexander - Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP	Charles W. Chapman; Rodger W. Lofton

Description

Oxford Round Table, Inc. ("ORT"), a Kentucky corporation that conducts educational conferences at various colleges within Oxford University, sued Oxford lecturer Sloan Mahone for defamation and tortious interference in federal court in Kentucky. ORT claimed that Mahone posted defamatory statements on a forum on The Chronicle of Higher Education website. According to court documents, in these postings Mahone criticized ORT's business operations, calling it a "scam" and a "misrepresentation." Also, Mahone allegedly sent critical emails to a colleague at Oxford and a prospective participant in one of ORT's conferences.

After ORT filed suit, Mahone moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court granted the motion, finding that Mahone lacked the requisite minimum contacts with the State of Kentucky.

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Details

Website(s) Involved:	Content Type(s):
The Chronicle of Higher Education	Text
Publication Medium:	Subject Area(s):
Email Forum	Business Torts Defamation Personal Jurisdiction

Court Information & Documents

Location of Filing/Threat:	Source of Law:
Kentucky	Kentucky
Court Name:	Court Type:
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky	Federal
Case Number:
3:07CV-330-H
Relevant Documents:
Oxford Round Table Complaint (06-25-2007) Mahone's Motion to Dismiss For Lack of Jurisdiction (07-30-2007) Oxford Round Table's Response to Motion to Dismiss (08-27-2007) Mahone's Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss (09-07-2007) Memorandum and Order in Oxford Round Table v. Mahone (09-07-2007)

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