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Defamation Claim

By: Derek Hawkins//June 3, 2019//

Defamation Claim

By: Derek Hawkins//June 3, 2019//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc., et al. v. American Bar Association, et al.

Case No.: 18-2653

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, SCUDDER and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Defamation Claim

The Board of Forensic Document Examiners brought a defamation action alleging reputational harm from an article published in an American Bar Association law journal. The district court dismissed the action, concluding that the article did not sufficiently identify the Board or any of its members as the subjects of criticism and, even if it had, expressed nothing more than the author’s opinion. Because we agree that the statements are non-actionable, constitutionally protected expressions of opinion, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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