Brummet v. Taylor, No. 08-1962

By FindLaw Staff on June 30, 2009 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a defamation action, district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law following jury verdict to plaintiffs is affirmed where the plaintiffs presented insufficient evidence to establish that anyone in defendant's audience understood the individual plaintiffs to be the object of his statements.

Read Brummet v. Taylor, No. 08-1962

Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Submitted: February 12, 2009
Filed: June 30, 2009

Judges
Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Opinion LOKEN, Chief Judge.