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Dallas Observer Wins Round One in Libel Suit

By AAN Staff
june 23, 2003  12:23 pm
Dallas Observer Wins Round One in Libel Suit
An appeals court panel rules that a March 2000 story about Dallas restauranteur Dale Wamstad's troubled family life was not libelous. Wamstad's advertising for his chain of restaurants promotes his "family man" image, which the Dallas Observer helped puncture with a story about his ex-wife's claims of abuse. The court found that Wamstad's advertising and court battles had made him a "public figure," and therefore a legitimate target for media attention.
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