Bucher v. Roberts

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• noting that “the abusive statement here could not have reasonably been understood to be taken literally or seriously and amounted to no more than rhetorical hyperbole.”
• endorsing liability for both original publishers and defendants that republish defamatory statements
• notdefam-atoiy, as a matter of law, for supervisor to criticize buyer for using too many sources by uttering: “You did not need two fucking gabardine resources. You are presently jacking yourself off with Metro slacks, and another fucking resource”
• applying Gertz to private non-media defendant

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