Supreme Court dismisses suit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Posted 1:29PM on Monday, February 25, 2002
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Monday dismissed a libel lawsuit against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. <br>
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The newspaper was sued by attorney Franklin Nix over a 1997 article about ethics and lawyers. The article referred to a lawsuit against Nix brought by another lawyer. <br>
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Nix sued for defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. A lower court dismissed the last two claims but not the defamation claim. <br>
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The Supreme Court decided Monday to dismiss the defamation claim as well because the article's information was substantively true. <br>
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The court wrote, ``Nix cannot prove the falsity of the article.'' <br>
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Nix declined comment toy.
