Panel: Appellant Has No Standing To Sue Publisher’s Insurer For Defamation Damages

Mealey's (February 20, 2020, 1:50 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a man who obtained a default judgment and $1.5 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against Journal Register East Inc. (JRE) has no standing to sue the publisher’s insurer to recover the damages (Thomas A. Riley Jr. v. Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd., No. 19-1321, 3rd Cir.)....