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Litigation

Steyn v. Mann

Date
2012
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Mann v. Competitive Enterprise Institute

About this case

Filing year
2012
Status
Appeals dismissed without prejudice.
Geography
Docket number
13-CV-1043, 13-CV-1044
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → D.C.
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists → Scientists
Principal law
United States → State Law—DefamationUnited States → State Law—Tort Law
At issue
Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/19/2013
Decision
Appeals dismissed without prejudice.
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeals of the D.C. Superior Court’s decisions as moot, given that Mann had filed an amended complaint and defendants had filed new motions to dismiss.

Summary

Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.