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Case 18-2868, Document 279, 08/09/2019, 2628231, Page2 of 37 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 0.0... ccsesscscsesecscsesesscsesesssseesesseseesssesesesseeeeeaeed 1 ARGUMENT... cece ecseseescsesecscsesscscsesecscsesecscsesssscsesessssesesecsesesessesssecsesssessesesesseseeeeased 2 I. Ms. Maxwell is not liable for republications of the January 2015 statement. .............. 2 A. Plaintiff's argument against summary judgment is substantially groundless. 2 B. New York state and federal courts have rejected liability for republication based on “foreseeability.” oe eceesceesececeneeeesessescseseeessessesssesesseseseeeeaeee 5 C. Plaintiff's purported application of the Geraci rule is misleading and wrong. PuUPESETENETETESTESETESTSTETESTOSETENTESETESSNETENENSETENESETENTSEVESENTEVENINTETENISTETESIOSETESINTEVETIOTETETINTET! 6 D. Subjecting Ms. Maxwell to liability for the media’s republication of excerpts they unilaterally selected is particularly unfair. 00.0... eee eeteeeeee 9 E. Mr. Barden’s declaration is perfectly proper... cesses eerste eeeneeeeees 11 F, Plaintiff effectively has confessed Arguments I.B. and LC. of the Memorandum... ccceccccescsecscssessesecsesscsessecsesscssssessessssessesscsssessessessssesseseees 12 Il. The January 2015 statement is constitutionally protected opinion... 12 Ill. The pre-litigation privilege bars this action. ......... cece eee eeeseeeeseseseeesseeeeeaees 20 A. The privilege applies to the January 2015 statement. 0.0... eee 20 B. Malice is irrelevant to the pre-litigation privilege. 0.0.0... ceeseeseeeteeeeeneeeees 21 IV. Ms. Maxwell’s January 4, 2015, statement is nonactionable. «0.0.0.0... eeeeeeeseeteeeeeee 25 V. Summary judgment is warranted because plaintiff cannot establish falsity or actual malice by clear and convincing eVideNnce. oo... eee eee es eeeeeseesseecseseesesesseeeseeeeas 25 CONCLUSION ooo. cecscscecseseesseseescsessescsesseessessesssesseecsesseessesseesseseeessesaeeeaees 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE... cece ce csessesesessesesessssssessesssesssssseseessesesesseseneeaees 32