Comprehensive guide to Qualified Privilege cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Jennings v. Clark, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jennings, sued the defendant, Clark, for defamation, alleging that...
Jim Clements, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Cynthia Gutierrez, and Carolyn Lehmann v. Jason McBroom, Holly McBroom, Linda McBroom, William Michael McBroom, Kevin Patrick McBroom, and Melissa Jo McBroom, decide...
Rosalyn D. Marvin v. Carl Jones, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Rosalyn D. Marvin, appealed the trial court's dismis...
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...
Goodykoontz v. Moore, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Goodykoontz, sued the defendant, Moore, for defamation, alleging that Moor...
Schurger v. Huff, Johnson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summary ju...
This case involves Ike Spears, a former employee of the City of Shreveport, who sued William W. Hall, the City Attorney, for defamation. Spears claimed that Hall made defamatory statements about him d...
Wolfe v. McConico, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wolfe, sued the defendant, McConico, for defamation, alleging that ...
City of Pharr v. Lt. Krystle Guerra, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Pharr appealed a jury verdict awarding damages to Lt. Krys...
Gaffney v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gaffney, sued the State of Florida for alleged wrongf...
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...
Hebert v. Donahue, decided by First Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, a form...
Matusak v. Daminski, decided by Second Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation claim, holding that ...
Armstrong v. Nettles, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Armstrong, sued the defendant, Nettles, for defamation, alleging that Ne...
Matola v. Mathews Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former teacher, sued the school district ...
Gilliland v. City of Pleasanton, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the City of Pleasanton and...
Franks v. Thomas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful termination and...
Schlichter v. Kennedy, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful termi...
Landers v. Montgomery Cty. Veterans Serv. Comm., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Landers, sued the Montgomery County Veterans ...
Wilson v. Pettiford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wilson, sued the defendant, Pettiford, for defamation, alleging that Pett...
Conlon v. Scaltreto, decided by First Circuit on October 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by a f...
Ranger v. Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ranger, sued the defendant, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club,...
Meads v. Driggers, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful terminati...
O'Neill v. Deml, decided by Second Circuit on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation claim brought by a former...
Walden v. Kosinski, decided by Second Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Walden against Kosin...
Carew v. Morton, decided by Second Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's claims for wrongfu...
Patz v. City of S.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the City of San Diego for wrongful termi...
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