Ventura v. Cincinnati Enquirer

Plaintiff-appellant George G. Ventura brought this diversity action against The Cincinnati Enquirer and its parent company, Gannett Co. (collectively the "Enquirer"), claiming breach of contract, tortuous breach of contract, promissory estoppel, promissory fraud, negligent hiring or supervision, and negligent disclosure. Ventura alleged that the Enquirer disclosed his identity as a news source to a Cincinnati grand jury investigating the illegal news gathering actions of one of the newspapers former reporters.