Legal Opinion
Klayman v. Segal
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 2001No. 00-CV-896PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Larry Klayman challenges the trial court’s dismissal, under Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12(b)(6) (2000) (failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted), of his amended complaint alleging defamation and false light invasion of privacy against appellees (David Segal and The Washington Post). He filed a timely notice of appeal, contending that, contrary to the trial court’s conclusion, a statement 1 in an October 25, 1999, article published in The Washington Post and written by Mr. Segal: (a) “is reasonably capable of being understood in a defamatory sense”…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Robert C. White v. Fraternal Order of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by41 opinions
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