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Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment for School District in Defamation Case
Dr. Paul R. Gausman v. Sioux City Community School District, Daniel D. Greenwell, Jan George, Taylor Goodvin, and Bob Michaelson, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defenda...
Texas Court Affirms Dismissal of Negligence Claim Over Sovereign Immunity
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...
Statements about felony conviction and disbarment were substantially true
Rose v. Stein, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Rose, sued the defendant, Stein, for defamation after Stein published statements ...
Statements deemed protected opinion, defamation claim dismissed
Wenlei Mao v. Adam Smith and Tamara Smith, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wenlei Mao, sued the defendants, Adam and ...
Defamation plaintiff fails to prove falsity or malice for summary judgment
Claudio De Simone v. Salvatore Orlando, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to gra...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Larkins v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Larkins, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation after Dixon post...
Statements not defamation per se; qualified privilege protects defendant
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 ...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Priyanka Bhasin v. Sahil Behl, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Priyanka Bhasin, sued the defendant, Sahil Behl, for defamation,...
Defamation claim fails for lack of evidence of falsity and malice
Girard v. Adovasio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Girard, sued the defendant, Adovasio, for defamation, alleging that Adovasio...
Ohio Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Shields v. McCloud, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shields, sued the defendant, McCloud, for defamation. Shields alleged that M...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for State in Wrongful Termination Case
Gaffney v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gaffney, sued the State of Florida for alleged wrongful ...
Online reviews of horse farm deemed opinion, not defamation
Donald Stewart and Kathy Stewart, D/B/A Royal Horse Farms, Jennifer Stewart, and Steven Stewart v. Sharon Lee, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. ...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in defamation case
Julia Ann Poff v. Gina Annette Dare, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Julia Ann Poff, sued the defendant, Gina Annette Dare, for ...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Nguyen, Nguyen v. Williams, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nguyen, sued the defendant, Williams, for defamation a...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in defamation case
Tiffany Marie Martinez v. Yolanda Noriega, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tiffany Marie Martinez, sued the defendant, Yolan...
Fourth Circuit: Defamation plaintiff failed to prove falsity or malice
Cheryl Metz v. Laurie McCarthy, decided by Fourth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the d...
Appellate court revives defamation claim against former employer
Jose Gamez, Sr. v. Glausy Hernandez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Jose Gamez, Sr., sued the defendant, Glausy Hernandez, ...
Appellate court upholds qualified privilege in defamation case
Michael Dixson v. Christina Marmolejo, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Michael Dixson, sued the defendant, Christina Marmole...
Statements alleging child molestation and rape are factual assertions, not protected opinion.
Flippin v. Gray, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Flippin, sued the defendant, Gray, for defamation after Gray published state...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation suit
Justin Marcus Kacz v. Diyana Mathews, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Justin Marcus Kacz, sued the defendant, Diyana Mathews...
Defamation suit dismissed: Statements protected by qualified privilege
Kneller v. Johnson, Johnson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summa...
Public figure plaintiff fails to prove actual malice in defamation case
Ungerbuehler v. Kelly, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ungerbuehler, sued the defendant, Kelly, for defamation after Kelly po...
Defamation plaintiff fails to prove falsity or malice for summary judgment
Marko Dejanovic v. Wayne Block, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant su...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of defamation claim for insufficient evidence
Kara Cunningham v. Everett Trost, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kara Cunningham, sued the defendant, Everett Trost, for def...
Ohio Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
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...