Diehl v. Fred Weber, Inc.

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• finding inadvertent disclosure did not waive the attorney-client privilege and documents should be returned to the party who disclosed them
• finding that defendant presented no evidence establishing that anyone reasonably believed he was a terrorist or that his reputation was damaged when the first lawsuit was filed and thus that a disputed issue of material fact existed regarding the abuse of process claim
• listing elements of claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress under Missouri law
• filing an action to silence an individual, rather than obtain remuneration for defamation
• finding summary judgment against the plaintiffs was inappropriate because the record, which included specific statements from an officer of the defendant corporation, implied a defamation action may have been instituted for the collateral purpose of silencing an individual
• summary judgment against Diehls in abuse-of-process suit not appropriate when evidence showed Weber made statements saying it pursued prior defamation litigation to quiet Diehls rather than because it believed valid defamation claim existed

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