Explore 14 elements of defamation 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...
Public figure defamation claim fails for lack of actual malice
Semaan v. Mosier, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Semaan, sued the defendant, Mosier, for defamation after Mosier made a...
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...
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 Protected from Defamation Claims
Noon v. Fuentes, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Noon, sued the defendant, Fuentes, for defamation after Fuentes publishe...
Statements alleging fraud found to be factual assertions, not protected opinion
Snover v. Gupta, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Snover, sued the defendant, Gupta, for defamation after Gupta published...
Statements of Fact vs. Opinion in Defamation Case
B340986Ramirez v. McCormack, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 8, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Ramirez, sued the defendant, McCormack, for defamation after McCormack...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Wimber v. Scott, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wimber, sued the defendant, Scott, for defamation after Scott published sta...
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...
Statements Protected as Opinion, Not Defamation
Miles v. Gerstein, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Miles, sued the defendant, Gerstein, for alleged defamation. Miles claim...
Statements Not Defamatory Per Se, Defendant Wins
Drury v. Ryan, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Drury, sued the defendant, Ryan, for defamation after Ryan made allegedly fa...
Statements of Opinion Not Actionable as Defamation
Amundson v. Catello, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Amundson, sued the defendant, Catello, for defamation, alleging that C...
Court finds no defamation, ruling for defendant Adam
Zaragoza v. Adam, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Zaragoza, sued the defendant, Adam, for defamation. Zaragoza alleged t...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 14 elements of defamation cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding elements of defamation cases in California include: calctapp (14 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9, Mixed: 3, Plaintiff Win: 2.