Barnes & Noble Knocks Out Defamation Claim by Fired CEO - Publishers Weekly

Panzer's trip in the Catosphere today took him to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all he found a post about the lawsuit by Demos Parneros against Barnes and Noble. Panzer previously gave you an update on the case in July.

According to Andrew Albanese's post at the Publishers Weekly site, the judge in the lawsuit(s) filed by former CEO Demos Parneros' against Barnes and Noble has made a decision on the defamation of character portion. The judge determined there was no evidence the company's announcement of the former CEO's firing damaged his reputation. There are still to portions of the case to be decided. They are the breach of contract and breach of covenant of good faith. There's another hearing on October 8. The post has several links to previous posts with information about the case.

It will never end.

Panzer says, "There's still a long way to go to get a final decision."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, twelve muffins, twelve chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), three brownies, and two sugar cookies (biscuits).

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To read Panzer's previous post about the case, tootle over to Defamation lawsuit 

Oral Arguments Set in B&N's Bid to Knock Out Former CEO's Defamation Claim - Publishers Weekly

As Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he was greeted by groaning and sighing coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise, took our brave kitty pilot to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the Demos Parneros lawsuit against Barnes and Noble. This lawsuit (and counter-suit) have been dragging on for two years.

It's been going on for years.

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, Barnes and Noble's arguments to get portions of  Parneros' lawsuit dismissed will be heard in court in August. Barnes and Noble ex-CEO Parneros filed the lawsuit in 2018 after he was fired. In his lawsuit he says he is unemployable because the press release announcing his termination ruined his reputation and led others to believe he was fired for sexual harassment. Barnes and Noble counters that all the press release said was that he was terminated for "violating company policy." Due to the direct wording of the press release the company is asking the court to dismiss the defamation portion of the lawsuit. There are links included in the post to previous posts about the lawsuit and to copies of the court filings.

Panzer says, "When this little kitty read the press release sexual harassment didn't even enter his mind until Demos Parneros filed the lawsuit and said he wasn't fired for sexual harassment."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links, bring two thermoses of tea and twelve muffins and twelve cookies (biscuits) because those court papers are really long.

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B&N Seeks Knockout Blow in Litigation with Fired CEO - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer decided to stop at the Publishers Weekly site. Digging in the posts, our inquisitive kitty discovered one about the old Barnes and Noble.

It just goes on and on and on.

According to Andrew Albanese, the Barnes and Noble court fight continues with former CEO Demos Parneros and his lawsuit against the company. Barnes and Noble's attorneys are filing in court for a summary judgment in the lawsuit. The company wants two of Mr. Parneros' three claims dismissed. The two claims are 1) defamation and 2) breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Barnes and Noble's attorneys presented the court with a 33 page memorandum explaining why the two claims should be dismissed. There are several links in the post, including one to the memorandum.

Panzer says, "I've been telling you about this never-ending lawsuit story since it started."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, bring a quart of cocoa and a dozen muffins.

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To read Panzer's most recent previous post about the litigation, tootle over to Barnes and Noble's risky move

B&N Pursues 'Risky' Move Against Fired CEO - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts pile our fastidious kitty boy found one about the Demos Parneros lawsuit filed against Barnes and Noble.

What was discovered?

According to Andrew Albanese's post, Barnes and Noble attorneys are asking the judge in Demos Parneros' lawsuit against his former employer Barnes and Noble to issue a summary judgement on two of the three claims in the lawsuit. They are the defamation of character claim and the breach of good faith claim. The attorneys say that now the discovery process is over, the information shows there is no merit to these two claims. The judge advised the attorneys it would be a risky proposition to ask for a summary judgement, but the attorneys intend to go ahead with it. They have until November 22 to file their motion. The post contains several links to other posts containing information about the ongoing lawsuit as well as a link to the letter filed with the court advising about the summary judgement request.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty doesn't think it bodes well when the judge tells you it's risky to do what you want to do."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a gallon of tea and a dozen muffins. Oh, and you might want to bring a sleeping bag for a nap in the middle of your reading.

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Barnes & Noble Will Seek to Dismiss Ex-CEO's Defamation Claim - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There our traveling kitty found a post about the lawsuit and counter-lawsuit between Barnes and Noble and the company's former CEO Demos Parneros. Panzer has been telling you about this court case since early last year.

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, Barnes and Noble's attorneys have petitioned the court to have portions of Demos Parneros' lawsuit dismissed. The former CEO said in his lawsuit against Barnes and Noble that his firing made people think he was fired for sexual harassment. However, the company says in the letter to the court that their press release stated he was fired for "violations of company policy" and "not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding its financial reporting, policies, or practices or any potential fraud relating thereto." The post includes four links to other posts about the ongoing court case.

It's never going to end.

Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't understand Mr. Parneros lawsuit. If you follow the links in the post, you'll discover it wasn't the company, but Mr. Parneros, who in his court filings, is the one who brought out the fact part of the reason he was fired was because of sexual harassment allegations."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea and four muffins.

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To read Panzer's previous post about the court cast, tootle over to Demos Parneros