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Title: Hickey v. Settlemier
Author : Supreme Court of Oregon
Release Date : January 30, 1993
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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This action for defamation involves statements allegedly made by defendant to the reporter and camera crew of a national television program, "20/20." The trial court granted defendants motion for summary judgment on the ground that a decision by a federal administrative law Judge in an administrative proceeding preclusively established the truth of the statements allegedly made by defendant. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the agency decision was not preclusive. Hickey v. Settlemier, 116 Or App 436, 841 P2d 675 (1992). Our consideration of the case involves two issues. The first is whether, under the applicable rules of issue preclusion, the federal agencys decision established the truth of the allegedly defamatory statements. The second is whether a television reporters account, contained in a videotape of the "20/20" program, attributing to defendant certain statements, is admissible over a hearsay objection to establish publication of the allegedly defamatory statement.