Sixth Circuit· 8/28/2013

Kenneth Seaton v. TripAdvisor LLC

Citations

728 F.3d 592
2013 WL 4525870
2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17936

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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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Judges: Moore, Clay, White

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