Larson v. Gannett Co.

This appeal arises from a district court decision setting aside a jury verdict and vacating the resulting judgment in a defamation suit. Appellants Multimedia Holdings Corporation d/b/a KARE 11-TV (KARE 11) and d/b/a the St. Cloud Times (St. Cloud Times) (collectively, appellants) seek review of the district court's decision to grant respondent Ryan Larson a new trial.1 Larson sued appellants for defamation based on news reports they issued about his arrest following the 2012 murder of a police officer.

We hold (1) the fair-report privilege protected appellants' news reports that accurately…