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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In Point II, SEMO argues the trial court erred granting summary judgment in favor of
BNSF on its claim for libel/defamation because a genuine issue of material fact exists regarding
whether BNSF published the August 17 letter and August 20 email containing a defamatory
statement that BNSF received SEMO’s fraudulent invoice. We find SEMO’s argument fails
because the statement is not defamatory but instead the contents of the August 17 letter and
August 20 email are “true or substantially true.” See Castle Rock Remodeling, LLC v. Better
Bus. Bureau, 354 8.W.3d 234, 241 (Mo. App. E.D. 2011); Nigro v. St. Joseph Med. Ctr., 371
S.W.3d 808, 819 (Mo. App. W.D. 2012).

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