Nix et al v. ESPN, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-22208

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Assault Libel & Slander

Judge:

Ursula Ungaro

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  1. August 31, 2018

    Judge Ends Ex-Pitcher's Defamation Suit Against AP, ESPN

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday dismissed former Major League Baseball pitcher Neiman Nix's defamation suit against The Associated Press, USA Today and ESPN, saying his claims are barred by New York law and that the AP's story was "substantially true."

  2. June 25, 2018

    Ex-Pitcher Fights AP's Escape Bid In Defamation Suit

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher Neiman Nix urged a Florida federal court Friday to keep alive his suit accusing The Associated Press Inc., USA Today International Corp. and ESPN Inc. of printing falsehoods about substance misuse, saying the reporting was in fact defamatory.

  3. June 21, 2018

    Ex-Pitcher Calls Up Cruise Ship Atty For Defamation Suit

    Retired minor league pitcher Neiman Nix is replacing his counsel in a Florida federal defamation suit over news reports claiming that he admitted to selling a banned substance, as a judge entered an order Thursday swapping in Miami cruise ship injury lawyer David Pollack. 

  4. June 05, 2018

    Ex-MLB Pitcher Says AP, ESPN Defamed Him And His Lab Co.

    A former Major League Baseball pitcher is suing the Associated Press, ESPN and USA Today for defamation after they falsely reported that his sports medicine company sold banned substances to clients, saying the articles have caused him so much grief he's considering changing his name.

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