Gilding v. Carr, No. 2007-016329 (Ariz. Super. Ct., Maricopa County removed Nov. 19, 2008).

Gilding v. Carr, No. 2:08-cv-02137 (D. Ariz. removed from state court Nov. 19, 2008).

Status: removed to Federal court; motion to dismiss pending

John Gilding, supervisor of an FAA employee who committed suicide, filed a lawsuit for defamation and false light based on two blog posts by the former president of National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) on his blog, http://themainbang.typepad.com/ Gilding argues that the postings were false and misleading. The case was moved to federal court in November 2008, where a motion to dismiss has been filed.

Links and Court Documents:

http://azlaw.com/blog/index.php

http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/gilding-v-carr