Comprehensive guide to Substantial Truth Defense cases, courts, and legal analysis.
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...
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 ...
Watkins v. Corbett, Corbett, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Watkins, sued the defendant, Corbett, for defamation aft...
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...
Peters v. Lawson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Peters, sued the defendant, Lawson, for defamation after Lawson posted alleged...
Alfred v. Moore, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alfred, sued the defendant, Moore, for defamation after Moore publish...
Watson v. Calhoun, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Watson, sued the defendant, Calhoun, for defamation after Calho...
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC and Amanda Milkovits v. Michael Mota, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Boston Glob...
Jordan MacKenzie Sessions v. John Wesley Jerman, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jordan MacKenzie Sessions, sued the defendan...
Hal Hebert v. August William Ritter, Jr., a/k/a Bill Ritter, Jr., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hal Hebert, sued the defen...
Onetaste Incorporated v. Netflix, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Onetaste Incorporated, sued Netflix, Inc. for de...
Wilkerson v. Martin, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wilkerson, sued the defendant, Martin, for defamation, alleging that ...
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...
Fantasia v. Diodato, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by p...
Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Showtime Netwo...
Gregory Junek v. Patricia Bertrand, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gregory Junek, sued the defendant, Patricia Bertrand, for ...
Volokh v. James, decided by Second Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Ilya Volo...
Hwang v. Cairns, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hwang, sued the defendant, Cairns, for defamation after Cairns posted alle...
8fg v. Stepup Funny, decided by Fifth Circuit on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Stepup...
Heritage Alliance v. American Policy Roundtable, decided by Federal Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Heritage Alliance sued the American Policy Roundtable for defamat...
Simon Ateba v. Karoline Leavitt, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a defamation lawsuit filed by Simon Ateba against Karoline Lea...
Sexton v. Apple Studios LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sexton, sued Apple Studios for defamation, alleging that the s...
Hampton v. Quintero, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hampton, sued the defendant, Quintero, for defamation, alleging that Qui...
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant harbor distri...
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