Sandra Laughlin is a reporter for the Philadelphia Tribune….

Sandra Laughlin is a reporter for the Philadelphia Tribune. In an article in the Tribune about John Mayer, a singer and resident of California, Laughlin wrote a false statement about the singer’s relationship with Britney Spears who is also a California resident. The Philadelphia Tribune is a Pennsylvania newspaper owned by a Pennsylvania corporation. If Mayer wishes to file a libel suit pursuant to state law seeking $1 million in damages against Laughlin and the Tribune, the suit: