Piscatelli v. Smith

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• holding that it is “superfluous” to separately analyze a false light claim after concluding that the defamation claim failed
• holding that it is “superfluous” to separately analyze a false light claim after concluding that the defamation claim failed
• holding that defendant did not defame plaintiff and that, as a result, analyzing plaintiff’s false light claim would be “superfluous”
• explaining that the plaintiff must establish “that the defendant made a defamatory statement” (emphasis added)
• stating that the fair report privilege is designed to protect the media when reporting on “official proceedings that are, in and of themselves, defamatory”
• noting that a statement is false if it is “not substantially correct” (quotation marks and citation omitted)

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