CLARK v. SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

No. 32565.

163 P.3d 216 (2007)

Trent L. CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, Cowles Publishing Company, William Stacey Cowles, Chris Peck and Thomas Clouse, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, April 2007.

May 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey, Chartered, Pocatello, for appellant. Richard Avery Hearn argued.

Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., Coeur d' Alene, for respondents. Duane M. Swinton argued.


BURDICK, Justice.

This case asks us to decide whether there are genuine issues of material fact on Appellant Trent L. Clark's defamation claim, thereby rendering summary judgment improper. This case also asks the Court to decide whether Clark's false light invasion of privacy tort claim should survive summary judgment. We affirm the grant of summary judgment on both claims.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Thomas Clouse co-wrote an article published...

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