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Appeals court considers defamation claim over town procurement report and post-report statements
Summary
Counsel for Ernest Cardillo challenged public statements that he "changed the books," arguing the language implied criminal malfeasance and was defamatory; opposing counsel said the statements were substantially true and that there was no evidence of actual malice. The panel took the matter under submission.
The final argument of the session addressed a defamation suit arising from a town procurement investigation and subsequent public statements. Jonathan Zepka, representing Ernest Cardillo, told the court an interview published in the Springfield Republican included statements that Cardillo changed the booksand cost the town…
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