Comprehensive guide to Actual Malice Standard In Defamation cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Dr. Paul R. Gausman v. Sioux City Community School District, Daniel D. Greenwell, Jan George, Taylor Goodvin, and Bob Michaelson, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defenda...
Patrick Minor v. Lee Woo Sung, Jr., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Patrick Minor, sued the defendant, Lee Woo Sung, Jr., for i...
Rose v. Stein, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Rose, sued the defendant, Stein, for defamation after Stein published statements ...
Wenlei Mao v. Adam Smith and Tamara Smith, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wenlei Mao, sued the defendants, Adam and ...
Claudio De Simone v. Salvatore Orlando, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to gra...
Larkins v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Larkins, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation after Dixon post...
Mayfield v. Reardon, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mayfield, sued the defendant, Reardon, for defamation after ...
Priyanka Bhasin v. Sahil Behl, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Priyanka Bhasin, sued the defendant, Sahil Behl, for defamation,...
Girard v. Adovasio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Girard, sued the defendant, Adovasio, for defamation, alleging that Adovasio...
Shields v. McCloud, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shields, sued the defendant, McCloud, for defamation. Shields alleged that M...
Gaffney v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gaffney, sued the State of Florida for alleged wrongful ...
Donald Stewart and Kathy Stewart, D/B/A Royal Horse Farms, Jennifer Stewart, and Steven Stewart v. Sharon Lee, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. ...
Julia Ann Poff v. Gina Annette Dare, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Julia Ann Poff, sued the defendant, Gina Annette Dare, for ...
Nguyen, Nguyen v. Williams, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nguyen, sued the defendant, Williams, for defamation a...
Tiffany Marie Martinez v. Yolanda Noriega, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tiffany Marie Martinez, sued the defendant, Yolan...
Cheryl Metz v. Laurie McCarthy, decided by Fourth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the d...
Jose Gamez, Sr. v. Glausy Hernandez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Jose Gamez, Sr., sued the defendant, Glausy Hernandez, ...
Michael Dixson v. Christina Marmolejo, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Michael Dixson, sued the defendant, Christina Marmole...
Flippin v. Gray, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Flippin, sued the defendant, Gray, for defamation after Gray published state...
Justin Marcus Kacz v. Diyana Mathews, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Justin Marcus Kacz, sued the defendant, Diyana Mathews...
Kneller v. Johnson, Johnson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summa...
Ungerbuehler v. Kelly, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ungerbuehler, sued the defendant, Kelly, for defamation after Kelly po...
Marko Dejanovic v. Wayne Block, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant su...
Kara Cunningham v. Everett Trost, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kara Cunningham, sued the defendant, Everett Trost, for def...
Abdulhakov v. Panzeca, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful termination...
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