Court rejects libel award against Wal-Mart

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An appeals court has sent the case of a Lee's Summit woman who won a libel award from Wal-Mart to the Missouri Supreme Court, saying the state's requirements for proving defamation need clarification.

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