Comprehensive guide to Public Figure Defamation cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Wilson v. Montgomery, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wilson, sued the defendant, Montgomery, for defamation. Wilson alleged tha...
Islam v. Razzak, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Islam, sued the defendant, Razzak, for defamation. Islam alleged that Razzak ma...
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 ...
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...
Crystal Rice v. Scott Adams, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brough...
Jackson v. Kinkaid, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jackson, sued the defendant, Kinkaid, for defamation, alleging that Kinkaid ...
Dario Carnevale v. Guy M. Shir, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dario Carnevale, sued the defendant, Guy M. Shir, for...
Willie Butler v. Janice Taylor, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Willie Butler, sued the defendant, Janice Taylor, for defamatio...
Sheryl Elise Reed v. Angelica M. Weeks, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sheryl Elise Reed, sued the defendant, Angelica M. Week...
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...
Quinn James-Cooper v. Claudia Ruesta, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Quinn James-Cooper, sued the defendant, Claudia...
Kendricks v. Hart, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kendricks, sued the defendant, Hart, for defamation after Hart pos...
Liliane Ndagang v. Ereyhon Denise Foster, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Liliane Ndagang, sued the defendant, Ereyhon Denise F...
Stephini Candella v. Timothy Ortner, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Stephini Candella, sued the defendant, Timothy Ortner, for...
Jacobs v. Papez, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jacobs, sued the defendant, Papez, for defamation after Papez posted alleg...
James Kevin Keel v. Bo Stallman, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, James Kevin Keel, sued the defendant, Bo Stallman, for defamat...
Hahn v. Farmakis-King, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hahn, sued the defendant, Farmakis-King, for defamation. Hahn alleged that...
Finn v. Rutherford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Finn, sued the defendant, Rutherford, for defamation. Finn alleged that Ruthe...
Yates v. Rigby, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yates, sued the defendant, Rigby, for defamation, alleging that Rigby made false ...
Manuel Prieguez v. Alex Diaz De La Portilla, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Manuel Prieguez, sued the defendant, Alex...
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...
Alexander Hartelust v. Thomas Schwartz, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alexander Hartelust, sued the defendant, T...
Bowman v. Kardash, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bowman, sued the defendant, Kardashian, for defamation, allegin...
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...
Troup v. Burch, Burch, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summary judg...
International Union of Police Associations v. Jane Doe and Frank Voudy, III, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Intern...
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