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CLAWSON v. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

No. 04-CV-486.

906 A.2d 308 (2006)

Patrick M. CLAWSON, Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, L.L.C., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 31, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Farley, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Joseph E. Martineau with whom Kurt A. Wimmer and Brent F. Powell, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before REID, Associate Judge, and NEBEKER and TERRY, Senior Judges.

REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant Patrick M. Clawson appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his complaint alleging defamation and other torts against appellees. He essentially argues that the trial court erred as a matter of law in dismissing his complaint because the words "informer" and "FBI informer," as used in a newspaper article, were defamatory as a matter of law, or reasonably capable of defamatory meaning. We affirm the judgment of the trial...

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