Diesen v. Hessburg

I would affirm the court of appeals because I believe it was correct in upholding *457a special jury verdict of the trial court which found that:

1. An article published by the Duluth News Tribune was defamatory to Diesen;

2. The implication of the article was substantially false;

3. Diesen demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the article was published with reckless disregard for the truth; and

4. The article was published willfully, maliciously and with intent to harm Diesen.

The article was written by appellant, John Hessburg, who was hired by the Duluth News Tribune in February 1981.…