| Rector v. MLB, ESPN et al. | |
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| Court | New York Supreme Court, County of the Bronx |
| Full case name | Andrew Robert Rector v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, ESPN New York, et al. |
| Citation | No. 303630-2014 (N.Y. Sup. Bronx Co. 2014) |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Julia Rodriguez |
| Keywords | |
| defamation | |
Rector v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, No. 303630 (N.Y. Sup. Bronx Co. 2014), was a New York Supreme Court defamation case. Andrew Rector sued Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees, ESPN and their MLB announcers for broadcasting images of him sleeping at a game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and allegedly making defamatory comments about him.[1] Rector sued for $10 million for "defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress".[2] The case was dismissed by Judge Julia Rodriguez, who ruled that the statements made were not defamatory.[3]
- ^ "Sleeping fan files $10 million defamation lawsuit against ESPN, announcers". ESPN. July 8, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
reuterswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Salinger, Tobias (September 30, 2015). "Sleeping Yankees fan's $10M lawsuit dismissed". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 5, 2018.