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DESMOND v. NEWS AND OBSERVER PUB. CO.

No. COA14-625.

772 S.E.2d 128 (2015)

Beth DESMOND, Plaintiff, v. The NEWS AND OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., Mandy Locke, Joseph Neff, John Drescher, and Steve Riley, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 19, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeMent Askew, LLP, by James T. Johnson , Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych, PLLC, Raleigh, by C. Amanda Martin and Hugh Stevens , for defendants-appellants.

The John Bussian Law Firm, PLLC, Raleigh, by John A. Bussian , for amicus curiae the North Carolina Press Association, Inc. Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., Raleigh, by Mark J. Prak and W. Michael Dowling , for amicus curiae the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, Inc.

The News and Observer Publishing Company ("N & O"), McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. ("McClatchy"), and Mandy Locke (collectively "defendants") appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion for summary judgment as to libel claims brought by Beth Desmond ("plaintiff"). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case...

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