Kosmitis v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 23 state decisions

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1. “in the routine course of business, cannot be regarded as defamatory in meaning or in its intended effect. Further, Bell has failed to make any evidentiary showing regarding her claim that defamatory statements were made at the meeting. Without any factual specificity regarding the content of the defamatory statements and the context in which such statements may have been made, we find that Bell has failed to make the requisite showing of the evidentiary strength of her claim regarding alleged defamatory statements made at the meeting. Additionally,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 698 So. 2d 749 - Bell v. Rogers

2. “Even when a plaintiff makes a prima facie showing of the essential elements of defamation, recovery may be precluded if the defendant shows either that the statement was true, or that it was protected by a privilege, absolute or qualified.”); Wyatt v. Elcom of Louisiana, Inc., 34,786 (La.App. 2 Cir. 6/22/01), 792 So.2d 832, 835 (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hoffman v. Bailey

3. “considering the statement as a whole, the context in which it was made, and the effect it is reasonably intended to produce in the mind of the average listener.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 698 So. 2d 749 - Bell v. Rogers