Quinn v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that where it was not “supported by any facts,” the defendant’s characterization of the plaintiff as a “con artist” was a statement of opinion
• holding that a former employer’s statements to prospective franchisors were conditionally privileged
• finding terms including “con artist” as contained in plaintiffs employee evaluation form capable of innocent meaning
• statements made in an evaluation in employee’s personnel file: “very aggressive, to the point of being cocky,” “A con artist!! Watch out for the bullshit!”
• use of terms “ ‘cocky,’ ‘con artist’ and ‘bullshit’ ” are “characterizations and opinions” rather than verifiable facts
• use of terms “ ‘cocky,’ ‘con artist’ and ‘bullshit’ ” are “characterizations and opinions” rather than verifiable facts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).