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· 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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