Kenneth Seaton v. TripAdvisor LLC

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• holding that the hyperbolic statement that plaintiffs hotel was the dirtiest in America could not be reasonably understood as a statement of fact and was based on undisputed customer reviews, not implied untrue facts
• noting that though matters “outside of the pleadings are not to be considered by a court in ruling on a 12(b)(6
• explaining that “rhetorical hyperbole” is not defamatory because such statements “cannot be reasonably interpreted as stating actual facts about” an individual (citation omitted)
• finding that inclusion of plaintiff’s hotel on list of “world’s dirtiest hotels” was protected opinion
• explaining that “rhetorical hyperbole” is not defamatory because such statements “cannot be reasonably interpreted as stating actual facts about” an individual (citation omitted)
• affirming dismissal of Plaintiff-Appellant’s false light claim under federal pleading standards where Trip Advisor’s “2011 Dirtiest Hotels” list named his hotel but not him personally

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