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· 4/8/1987

Michael Allen Vachet v. Central Newspapers, Inc., a Corporation

Citations

  • 816 F.2d 313
  • 13 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2337
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 4995

How courts have described this case

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  • “The ‘gist’ or ‘sting’ of the alleged defamation means the heart of the matter in question—the hurtfulness of the utterance.”

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Judges: Wood, Posner, Ripple

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