Legal Opinion
Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC v. Bensinger
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2013No. 11-1139PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
Richard Bensinger produced and screened a film about Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. Claiming the film conveyed several defamatory statements, Spacecon filed suit against Bensinger in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, based on diversity jurisdiction, asserting a state-law claim for defamation per se. The district court granted Bensinger’s motion for summary judgment, concluding the messages conveyed by the film involve matters of public concern and Spacecon did not show Ben-singer published the film with actual mal*1032ice.…
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