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SMITH v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 19-20818.

980 F.3d 1060 (2020)

Khalidah Jy SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 24, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parth Sudhir Gejji , Russell S. Post , Beck Redden, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Willie D. Powells, III , Law Offices of Willie D. Powells III & Associates, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kyle Douglas Giacco, Esq. , Bridgette Ann Begle , Daw & Ray, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Christopher D. Kratovil, Esq. , Dykema Gossett, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, Melanie Lynn Fry , Dykema Cox Smith , San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Dennis, Circuit Judges.

Mariely Alamo, a Wal-Mart employee, incorrectly identified Khalidah Smith as a shoplifting suspect in a photo lineup. After police realized the mistake and dropped charges, she brought several claims against Wal-Mart, including defamation. The district court granted summary...

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