Julian Toney v. Wcco Television, Midwest Cable and Satellite, Inc., Also Known as Wcco Tv, Channel 4, Also Known as Iowcco Tv, Channel 411

WHITE, Associate Justice (Ret.).

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff-Appellant Julian Toney (“Toney”) brought this action against Defendant-Appellee WCCO Television, Midwest Cable and Satellite, Inc., a/k/a WCCO TV, Channel 4 (“WCCO”), alleging that a report on the sale of dogs to research institutions defamed him and defamed him by implication. The district court granted summary judgment to WCCO. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in part and affirm in part the district court’s judgment that WCCO did not defame Toney, reverse its dismissal of Toney’s defamation by implication claim, and remand…