Julian Toney v. Wcco Television, Midwest Cable and Satellite, Inc., Also Known as Wcco Tv, Channel 4, Also Known as Iowcco Tv, Channel 411

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• stating “the touchstone of implied defamation claims is an artificial juxtaposition of two true statements” to create a defamatory result
• interpreting Diesen as rejecting defamation by implication claims by public figures but not private individuals
• assuming the plurality opinion represented the views of a majority of the court
• assuming the plurality opinion represented the views of a majority of the court
• Diesen’s rejection of defamation by implication does not discard Minnesota’s well-settled law that false statements nondefamatory on their face but capable of an “implied” defamatory meaning are actionable defamation
• Diesen's rejection of defamation by implication does not discard Minnesota's well-settled law that false statements nondefamatory on their face but capable of an \implied\ defamatory meaning are actionable defamation

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