Legal Opinion
Vincent Gahafer v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 28, 2003No. 02-5364PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Vincent Gahafer appeals the district court’s judgment dismissing his defamation suit against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). Gahafer contends that when viewed in the light most favorable to him, the allegations of his complaint state a claim for defamation per se under Kentucky law. We disagree and therefore AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Gahafer is a mid-level manager at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. At the time of the incident giving rise to this lawsuit, Gahafer’s direct supervisor was David Sa-bol. While working under Sabol’s…
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