Leonardini v. Shell Oil Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A cause of action for damages for trade libel requires pleading and proof of special damages in the form of pecuniary loss.”
• “A cause of action for damages for trade libel requires pleading and proof of special damages in the form of pecuniary loss.”
• probable cause analysis differs depending on whether alleged deficiency lies in relying on facts litigant has no reasonable cause to believe are true or seeking recovery on legal theory which is untenable on the facts that were known
• “[Disparagement] must be distinguished from the defamatory torts of libel and slander.”
• requiring plaintiff to plead “specific pecuniary loss”
• $1 million punitives — 25:1

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).