Explore 8 defamation per se court cases in Colorado. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Colorado Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of defamation claims based on litigation privilege.
Stephen A. Fermelia v. Amy F. Dean; Donner E. Dean; Merryl Learned; and John R. Walls, Jr. Respondents:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Th...
Statements Not Defamatory as a Matter of Law
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...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory, Court Rules
Stacy Lynne v. John Feyen., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Stacy Lynne, sued the defendant, John Feyen, for defamation. The...
Online reviews protected as opinion, not defamation
Bradley Schrock v. Raphael Mukendi, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bradley Schrock, sued the defendant, Raphael Mukendi, fo...
Tenant eviction for guest's minor marijuana possession reversed
Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a landlord could evict a tenant for ...
Defamation claim fails due to insufficient evidence
Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson, Respondent:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Saad Hanna, sued the defendant, Kimberly A. N...
Court finds statements not defamatory, rules for defendant
Damen Bonneau v. Tierney Pinkous, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Damen Bonneau, sued the defendant, Tierney Pinkous, for defa...
Defamation claim fails as statements found to be substantially true or opinion
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 ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 8 defamation per se cases from courts in Colorado. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding defamation per se cases in Colorado include: colo (8 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 7, Plaintiff Win: 1.