Smith v. Ruth

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• holding that “a plaintiff must specifically allege each defamatory statement”
• finding that plaintiffs failed to allege malice where they “deliver[ed] a bare recitation of the legal standard for malice” and offered only “naked assertions”
• finding that plaintiff stated a plausible claim where he alleged that the university wished to show the Department of Education and general public that it aggressively disciplined males accused of sexual assault
• finding that plaintiff stated a plausible claim where he alleged that the university wished to show the United States Department of Education and general public that it aggressively disciplined males accused of sexual assault
• dismissing defamation claim where plaintiffs “fail[ed] to specifically allege any particular defamatory statement made to any particular third party”
• dismissing IIED claim based on false accusations of sexual assault due to conclusory allegations of severe emotional harm that merely “recit[ed]” the claim’s elements

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