Explore 24 defamation per quod court cases in California. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Zand v. Sukumar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Zand, sued the defendant, Sukumar, for defamation and intentional inflicti...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Semaan v. Mosier, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Semaan, sued the defendant, Mosier, for defamation after Mosier posted ...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Gerard v. Cuevas, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gerard, sued the defendant, Cuevas, for defamation after Cuevas posted ...
Employer's statements during theft investigation protected by qualified privilege
Barbanell v. Lodge, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued her employer for wrongful termination and defa...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Iloff v. LaPaille, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Iloff, sued the defendant, LaPaille, for defamation after LaPaille po...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Fancourt v. Zargaryan, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fancourt, sued the defendant, Zargaryan, for defamation, alleging...
Statements accusing person of crimes are factual, not opinion
Amaro v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 19, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Amaro, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber published statement...
Statements of Opinion Not Actionable Defamation
Vergara v. Ouse, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Vergara, sued the defendant, Ouse, for defamation after Ouse made alleg...
Defamation claim partially succeeds as some statements ruled factual assertions.
Berstein v. Sebring, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Bernstein, sued the defendant, Sebring, for defamation after Sebring made a...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Publisher
Andrews v. Wagner, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 3, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Andrews, sued the defendant, Wagner, for defamation after Wagner poste...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory, Court Rules
Shayan v. Shakib, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shayan, sued the defendant, Shakib, for defamation, alleging that Shaki...
Court Affirms Zen Center's Victory in Wrongful Termination Case
Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lorenzo, sued the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) f...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant in Contract Dispute
Lee v. Yan, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lee, sued the defendant, Yan, for breach of contract and fraud after Yan fail...
Statements on Social Media Deemed Non-Actionable Opinion
Ahn v. Parisotto, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ahn, sued the defendant, Parisotto, for defamation after Parisotto po...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Atlas v. Davidyan, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Atlas, sued the defendant, Davidyan, for defamation after Davidyan post...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Statements
Gogal v. Deng, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Gogal, sued the defendant, Deng, for defamation after Deng posted allegedly f...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Statements
Gogal v. Deng, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Gogal, sued the defendant, Deng, for defamation after Deng posted allegedly f...
Medical Malpractice: Summary Judgment Affirmed for Defendant
Yu v. Pozniak-Rice, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yu, sued the defendant, Pozniak-Rice, for medical malpractice, alleging ...
Court allows defamation claim to proceed on factual assertions, not opinion
Mitchell v. Hutchinson, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 10, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Mitchell, sued the defendant, Hutchinson, for defamation after Hutchinson po...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Wang v. Peletta, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wang, sued the defendant, Peletta, for defamation after Peletta posted alle...
Court Rules Some Online Statements Defamatory, Others Protected Opinion
Alves v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 13, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Alves, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber posted allegedly false a...
Online reviews protected as non-actionable opinion in defamation suit
Diamond v. Schweitzer, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Diamond, sued the defendant, Schweitzer, for defamation after Schwei...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Pateras v. Armenta, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Pateras, sued the defendant, Armenta, for defamation, alleging that ...
Former Employee's Wrongful Termination and Defamation Claims Fails
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...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 24 defamation per quod cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding defamation per quod cases in California include: calctapp (24 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 17, Mixed: 4, Plaintiff Win: 3.