Legal Opinion
Ronald Keith Smith v. Des Moines Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2001No. 00-2658PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Des Moines Independent Community School District (“the District”) appeals from a final judgment entered in District Court 2 for the Southern District of Iowa, following a jury verdict in favor of Ronald K. Smith, finding the District liable for defamation. Smith v. Des Moines Public School System, 153 F.Supp.2d 1044 (S.D. Iowa 2000). For reversal, the District argues that (1) the district court erred in denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law because the allegedly defamatory statements were true or substantially true, and (2) there was insufficient evidence…
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