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Online reviews protected as opinion, not defamation
Clarke v. Yu, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Clarke, sued the defendant, Yu, for defamation after Yu posted negative revie...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Jacobs v. Papez, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jacobs, sued the defendant, Papez, for defamation after Papez posted alleg...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory; Dismissal Affirmed
Ashley Catherine Osborne v. Marzio Bonanni, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to ...
Statements Found to be Opinion or Substantially True, Defamation Claim Fails
Evans v. Gardner, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Evans, sued the defendant, Gardner, for defamation after Gardner posted alleged...
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 Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Roberts v. Boyer, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Roberts, sued the defendant, Boyer, for defamation after Boyer po...
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...
Statements accusing fraud not protected opinion, court rules
Backlund v. Stone, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Backlund, sued the defendant, Stone, for defamation after Stone publis...
Parody song protected by fair use, preliminary injunction denied
Clark v. Valletta, decided by Second Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that ...
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...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Warner v. Steiner, decided by First Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Stein...
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...
Landlord Wins Damages for Unpaid Rent and Attorney's Fees
Amundson v. Catello, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 3, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in Amundson v. Catello concerned whether a landlord could recover dama...
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...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory
Flanders v. Goodfellow, decided by New York Court of Appeals on April 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Flanders, sued the defendant, Goodfellow, for defamation, alleging t...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Patrick Reed v. Harold May, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant,...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory
Poundstone v. Cook, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Poundstone, sued the defendant, Cook, for defamation after Cook posted al...