B2Gold Corp. v. Christopher

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division B2GOLD CORP., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:18-cv-1202 ) PHILIP BRYSON CHRISTOPHER, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff B2Gold, Corp., a Canadian corporation that operates gold mines, and plaintiff Dale Craig, B2Gold Corp.’s Vice President of Operations, brought this defamation per se action against defendant Philip Bryson Christopher based on defendant Christopher’s allegedly false and defamatory statements about plaintiffs’ gold mining operations in Nicaragua. At issue now in…