· 10/6/2005
Oparaugo v. Watts
Citations
- 884 A.2d 63
- 2005 D.C. App. LEXIS 501
- 2005 WL 2462033
How courts have described this case
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- finding that publication was sufficiently alleged when plaintiff claimed that statements were published to “Nigerian authorities,” without providing any further detail
- explaining that “[p]oints not raised and preserved in the trial court [generally] will not be considered on appeal”
- noting that the defendants “made no serious challenge to the sufficiency of the allegations with respect to the element[] of falsity” (emphasis added)
- finding that publication was sufficiently alleged when plaintiff claimed that statements were published to “Nigerian authorities,” without providing any further detail
- noting that the defendants \made no serious challenge to the sufficiency of the allegations with respect to the element[ ] of falsity \ (emphasis added)
- noting that documents referenced in complaint and central to plaintiff’s claim can be considered in connection with motion to dismiss without converting the motion into one for summary judgment
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Judges: Washington, Farrell, Wagner
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