United States Eighth Circuit

In an action alleging that the publisher of air charter safety ratings defamed plaintiff-air charter company by stating its operations did not meet adequate safety standards, the publisher's statement that the company had a history of problems was not a false statement since the company had experienced two fatal crashes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2005
• Published 07/21/2005

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, GIBSON, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick T. Tierney, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric R. Heiberg, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Jeffrey W. Coleman and Stephen F. Buterin of Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellee.