![]() ![]() We begin with a brief overview of the events described in A Civil Action (the Book) that pertain to this case the specific statements to which Riley objects are discussed in turn infra, and are also set forth in an appendix to this opinion. ![]() The Rileys appeal the district court's disposition of their claims. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on most of the Rileys' claims on First Amendment grounds. He was joined in that lawsuit by his wife, Diane W. Riley, Jr., sued Harr and his publisher for defamation and related torts. Objecting to his portrayal in Jonathan Harr's best-selling book A Civil Action, an account of toxic tort litigation over contaminated well water in Woburn, Massachusetts, that allegedly caused the death of several children, John J. Karl, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., and Linda Steinman were on brief, for appellees.īefore BOUDIN, Chief Judge, ROSENN, * Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Jonathan HARR Random House, Inc., New York Vintage Books Random House Audio Publishing, Inc., Defendants, Appellees. ![]()
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