What constitutes legally actionable defamation per se in the context of employment termination announcements made to staff?
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- Rice v. Hodapp :: 1996 :: Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions :: Missouri Case Law :: Missouri Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- defamatory statements Plaintiff complains about were communicated internally. As Missouri follows the intra-corporate communications rule, the statement made by Director of Communications Leslie Eidson would not be considered a publication under Missouri law. Because Plaintiff has failed to allege the first element necessary to state a claim for defamation, the Court finds that Defendant Diocese is entitled to dismissal of Plaintiff’s Count II – Defamation. For the reasons stated, Defendant Dioc · govinfo.gov
- GRAY v. AT CORP (2004) · caselaw.findlaw.com
- Carter v. Willert Home Products, Inc. :: 1986 :: Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions :: Missouri Case Law :: Missouri Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Deckard v. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. :: 2000 :: Missouri Court of Appeals Decisions :: Missouri Case Law :: Missouri Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Case: 4:22-cv-00476-AGF Doc. #: 37 Filed: 05/12/23 Page: 16 of 21 PageID #: <pageID> · govinfo.gov
- Missouri Defamation Law · dmlp.org
- IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS · courts.mo.gov
- MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Chosich's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment for Jackson v. City of Maplewood et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings · docs.justia.com