Fisher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• courts consider the totality of circumstances based on the information available to officers at the time of the arrest, “giving [officers] substantial latitude in interpreting and drawing inferences from factual circumstances”
• “In Missouri, whether language is defamatory and actionable is a question of law to be decided by the court, and the court must determine whether a statement claimed to be slanderous is reasonably capable of defamatory meaning.”
• “An officer has probable cause to make a warrantless arrest when the facts and circumstances are sufficient to lead a reasonable person to believe that the defendant has committed or is committing an offense.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
• probable cause is a question of law for the court

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