Ian Wesley Bennett v. Katerina Lundh
── Ian Wesley Bennett v. Katerina Lundh ──
Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Date: June 17, 2025
Category: General
Decision: Trial court did not err sustaining demurrer to defamation claim and dismissing complaint with prejudice; appellant failed to plead exact words alleged to be defamatory; central purpose of exact-words requirement is to allow party, on demurrer, to show alleged statement not defamatory; no abuse of discretion setting 21 days to file bill of particulars to cure defect
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