Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. KFOR-TV, INC.
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided November 25, 1992No. Civ-91-849-RPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID L. RUSSELL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs defamation claims. Defendant asserts that identified statement nos. 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 17 1 are not “of and concerning” the Plaintiff, i.e., that they do not refer to him as a matter of law; that identified statements nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12,13, 15 and 17 are not defamatory as a matter of law; that identified statements nos. 3, 8, 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 2 are privileged as a matter of law pursuant to Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1443.1A (Third); that identified statements…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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- Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. FalwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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