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Personal Injury & Torts

Dec. 2, 1999

Defamation Suit by Lawyer Dismissed

Defamation Suit by Lawyer Dismissed A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by attorney Michael J. Bidart against Aetna Inc.'s chief executive officer for calling him a "skillful ambulance-chasing lawyer."

Defamation Suit by
Lawyer Dismissed
        A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by attorney Michael J. Bidart against Aetna Inc.'s chief executive officer for calling him a "skillful ambulance-chasing lawyer."
        In seeking the dismissal on behalf of Richard L. Huber, Aetna argued to U.S. District Judge Robert J. Kelleher that the Firs...

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