168 Ill. App. 3d 603 - Horowitz v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 17 state decisions

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1. ““The first test is whether the common usage or meaning of the specific terms or language has a precise core of meaning for which a consensus of understanding exists or, conversely, whether the statement is indefinite or ambiguous. The second test requires the court to look at the defamatory statement from the viewpoint of a reasonable reader to determine if that reader believes the statement to have a specific factual content making it believable. The third test requires that the court consider the full context of the statement to see if the surrounding language will influence the average reader’s readiness to infer that a particular statement has factual content. The fourth test requires the court to consider the broader context or setting in which the statement appears, specifically the type of writing in which the statement is found and the people to whom the writing is distributed.” Stewart, 151 Ill. App. 3d at 893-94 , 503 N.E.2d at 583 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 189 Ill. App. 3d 267 - Haberstroh v. Crain Publications, Inc.

2. “A defamatory communication may consist of a statement in the form of an opinion, but a statement of this nature is actionable only if it implies the allegation of undisclosed defamatory facts as the basis for the opinion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stevens v. Tillman