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Del. Supreme Court affirms dismissal of defamation suit against Hunter Biden, et. al. [View all]
Order (pdf):
https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=384080
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TRAYNOR, Justice, for the Majority:
This is an appeal from a Superior Court opinion and order that dismissed a computer-repair-shop owner’s defamation claims against a customer, various news outlets, and a political campaign committee, as well as counterclaims brought by the customer against the shop owner. For the reasons that follow, we have concluded that the Superior Court did not err when it held that the allegedly defamatory statements did not concern the plaintiff shop owner and thus were not actionable. Likewise, given the manner in which the customer framed his counterclaims and argued against dismissal in the Superior Court, the court’s dismissal of the customer’s counterclaims on statute-of-limitations grounds was justified. Hence, we affirm the Superior Court’s order.
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TRAYNOR, Justice, for the Majority:
This is an appeal from a Superior Court opinion and order that dismissed a computer-repair-shop owner’s defamation claims against a customer, various news outlets, and a political campaign committee, as well as counterclaims brought by the customer against the shop owner. For the reasons that follow, we have concluded that the Superior Court did not err when it held that the allegedly defamatory statements did not concern the plaintiff shop owner and thus were not actionable. Likewise, given the manner in which the customer framed his counterclaims and argued against dismissal in the Superior Court, the court’s dismissal of the customer’s counterclaims on statute-of-limitations grounds was justified. Hence, we affirm the Superior Court’s order.
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