Wagner v. Miskin [1] SummaryThreat Type: LawsuitDate: 06/01/2000Status: ConcludedDisposition: Verdict (plaintiff)Location: North Dakota Verdict or Settlement Amount: $3,000,000.00Legal Claims: DefamationTortious Interference In the fall of 1998, Miskin enrolled in a University of North Dakota (UND) physics class taught by Professor John Wagner. Wagner claims that Miskin sent him harassing and sexually explicit email messages and made false statements about him professionally and personally.... read full description PartiesParty Issuing Legal Threat: John WagnerParty Receiving Legal Threat: Glenda MiskinType of Party: IndividualType of Party: IndividualLocation of Party: North DakotaLocation of Party: North DakotaLegal Counsel: Pro SeLegal Counsel: Pro Se Description In the fall of 1998, Miskin enrolled in a University of North Dakota (UND) physics class taught by Professor John Wagner. Wagner claims that Miskin sent him harassing and sexually explicit email messages and made false statements about him professionally and personally. After UND disciplinary proceedings against Miskin, Wagner filed suit in North Dakota state court accusing Miskin of libel, slander, and intentional interference with a business relationship. After litigation commenced, Miskin published additional statements about Wagner, his trial attorney, and the litigation on her website (www.undnews.com). These statements included an allegation that Wagner had harassed Miskin with sexually provocative phone calls. Wagner amended his complaint to include claims based on these statements on the Internet. Wagner won a $3,000,000 jury verdict, and the Supreme Court of North Dakota upheld the verdict. Wagner v. Miskin [2], 660 N.W.2d 593 (N.D. 2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1154 (2004). Related Links: HTML Version of the North Dakota Supreme Court Opinion Upholding the Verdict [2] MLRC's Legal Actions and Developments Involving Blogs [3] DetailsWeb Site(s) Involved: http://www.undnews.com [4] Content Type: TextPublication Medium: EmailWebsiteSubject Area: Defamation Court Information & DocumentsJurisdiction: North DakotaSource of Law: North DakotaCourt Name: District Court, County of Grand Forks, State of North DakotaCourt Type: StateCase Number: 20020200 CMLP Information (Private)CMLP Notes: 6/1/2000 date for the action is approximate (sometime in June 2000); to-do: get more court documents; more exact date