SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)

Citation: SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Parent Document: SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 2022-12-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10630559/semo-services-inc-v-bnsf-railw... ↗

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the trial court erred granting summary judgment in favor of BNSF on its affirmative defenses to
SEMO’s defamation claim. In Point IV, SEMO argues summary judgment was improper because
its claim for injurious falsehood exists independently of any underlying claim for defamation.
Finally, in Point V, SEMO asserts a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether BNSF
acted willfully, wantonly or with a reckless disregard for the consequences when it made the
defamatory statement against SEMO, and therefore, summary judgment on SEMO’s claim for
punitive damages was erroneous. We affirm.
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