The plaintiff sued a reporter and newspaper for libel over an article published online and in print.
The defendants moved to dismiss the action under Rule 21.01(1)(a) for failure to comply with the notice and limitation periods in the Libel and Slander Act.
The court held that the Act applies to electronic editions of newspapers.
The court found the plaintiff failed to provide proper notice within six weeks and failed to commence the action within the three-month limitation period.
The action was dismissed as statute-barred.
