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MAISON DE FRANCE, LTD. v. MAIS OUI!, INC.

No. 53130-1-I.

108 P.3d 787 (2005)

126 Wash.App. 34

MAISON DE FRANCE, LTD., a Washington corporation, Respondent, v. MAIS OUI!, INC., a Washington corporation; C'est La Vie!, Inc., a Washington corporation; Molly Marking and John Doe Marking, wife and husband, and the marital community comprised thereof; Nancee Rostad, and John Doe Rostad, wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof; Caroline Beaupere and John Doe Beaupere, wife and husband and the marital community comprised thereof; and Judith White and John Doe White, wife and husband, and the marital community comprised thereof, individuals residing in the State of Washington, Appellants. Mais Oui!, Inc., a Washington corporation, Molly Marking, and Nancee and Rich Rostad, Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appelants, v. Maison de France, Ltd., a Washington corporation and Blaise Bouchand and Jane Doe, wife and husband and Martial community, Third-Party Defendants/Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered February 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Loop, Timothy B. McCormack, Delbert J. Barnard, Barbard Loop & McCormack LLP, Seattle, for Appellants.

Randy Barnard, Bellevue, for Respondent.

APPELWICK, J.

¶ 1 Two retailers of French housewares, C'est La Vie and Mais Oui!, and their owners and employees, sued Maison de France, another retailer of French housewares, alleging, among other claims, defamation. The trial court concluded that the publications at issue were substantially true in their stinging points. We conclude that some portions of one publication were materially false and defamatory per se. We affirm in part. We reverse in part and remand...

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