United States Eighth Circuit

District court's grant of judgment as a matter of law in a libel action, for failure to prove actual damages is affirmed, however, the imposition of sanctions against plaintiff is reversed where fair notice and the basis upon which the sanctions were imposed were not given.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/08/2004
• Published 11/08/2004

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BRIGHT, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James J. Jarrow, Kansas City, Missouri (Chris J. Stucky, Kansas City, Missouri on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen C. Scott, Columbia, Missouri, for appellee.