Von Ribbeck v. Negroni

  1. March 28, 2024

    Judge Nixes Aviation Atty's Defamation Suit Against Blogger

    A Connecticut federal judge has permanently dismissed a defamation suit brought by an aviation attorney against a Connecticut-based blogger and journalist, stating the claims are barred by the state's statutes of limitations and cannot be saved by equitable tolling arguments based on federal law.

  2. September 12, 2023

    Aviation Atty Insists Conn. Defamation Suit Refiled In Time

    An aviation attorney who sued a Connecticut-based blogger and journalist in federal court for defamation said his suit should be kept alive because he refiled it within a year as allowed under Connecticut state law.

  3. June 30, 2023

    Citing Lapse, Blogger Wants Aviation Atty's Claims Tossed

    A Connecticut-based blogger and journalist has again asked a federal court to dismiss a defamation suit against her by aviation attorney Manuel von Ribbeck after he failed to respond to her motion to dismiss by the court's deadline.

  4. May 12, 2023

    Blogger Wants Aviation Attorney's Defamation Lawsuit Tossed

    A Connecticut-based blogger and journalist who repeatedly accused aviation attorney Manuel von Ribbeck of sexual assault has moved to have his defamation suit against her dismissed, claiming that the statute of limitations has expired and that an Illinois suit already addressed his claims.

  5. March 09, 2023

    Hard-Charging Aviation Atty Sues Journalist For Defamation

    Aviation attorney Manuel Von Ribbeck, who has drawn both ire and accolades while working on lawsuits sparked by the most famous plane crashes in recent memory, has hit a journalist in Connecticut with a defamation lawsuit for repeatedly accusing him of sexual assault.