Court of Appeals of Washington January 31, 2005, No. 53130-1-I (Maison de France, Ltd. v. Mais Oui!, Inc.)

*37¶1 Two retailers of French housewares, C’est la Vie and Mais Oui!, and their owners and employees, sued Maison de France, another retailer of French housewares, alleging, among other claims, defamation. The trial court concluded that the publications at issue were substantially true in their stinging points.