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Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against Attorney
Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Saad Khalid, sued Todd Blanche, an attorney, for defamation. Khalid alleged ...
Court Rules on Defamation Claims Over Online Statements
Mayfield v. Reardon, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 13, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Mayfield, sued the defendant, Reardon, for defamation after Reardon ...
Statements of belief, not fact, are not defamatory, court rules
Alfred v. Moore, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alfred, sued the defendant, Moore, for defamation after Moore publish...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Hall v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hall, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation after Dixon posted ...
Statements in litigation protected by privilege, defamation claim dismissed
Kapoor v. Kornbluth, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dr. Kapoor, sued the defendant, Dr. Kornbluth, for defamation...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Over Online Statements
Lamancusa v. Webb, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lamancusa, sued the defendant, Webb, for defamation after Webb posted alleg...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Over Facebook Post
Kahle v. Nethers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kahle, sued the defendant, Nethers, for defamation after Nethers posted alle...
Eighth Circuit: Public Figure Must Prove Actual Malice in Defamation
Tina Hight v. Brian Williams, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defe...
Public figure defamation claim fails due to lack of actual malice
Campolo v. Przytulski, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Campolo, sued the defendant, Przytulski, for defamation after Przytuls...
Defamation claim fails: Plaintiff didn't prove actual malice
Patituce v. Werner, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Patituce, sued the defendant, Werner, for defamation. Patituce alleged th...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Over Lack of Actual Malice
B.D. v. D.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, B.D., sued the defendant, D.G., for defamation, alleging that D.G. made false a...
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...
Defamation claim fails due to lack of actual malice
Garrett v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Garrett, sued the defendant, Jackson, for defamation. Garrett alleged tha...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim Against Public Figure
Lewis v. Kalbhen, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lewis, sued the defendant, Kalbhen, for defamation, alleging that Kalbhe...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Over Lack of Falsity Proof
Souare v. Guzzo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Souare, sued the defendant, Guzzo, for defamation after Guzzo posted alleged...
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
O'Neill v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, O'Neill, sued the defendant, Jones, for defamation after Jones published sta...
Sheriff Denied Qualified Immunity for Retaliation Against Deputy
Niki Frenchko v. Paul Monroe, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a sher...
Court finds online statements not defamatory, upholds free speech protections.
Eggleston v. Wood, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eggleston, sued the defendant, Wood, for defamation after Wood posted alleged...
Statements in political debate protected as opinion, not defamation
Wilder v. Hicks, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wilder, sued the defendant, Hicks, for defamation after Hicks published stat...
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for HSUS in Defamation Case
Jennifer Finn v. Humane Society of the United States, decided by Fourth Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Jennifer Finn sued the Humane Society of the United States (H...
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Samuel Sherbrooke Corporate, Ltd v. Gabriel Mayer, decided by Fourth Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summar...
Statements about "child molester" and "rapist" found substantially true
Thompson v. Wilson, decided by First Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Thompson, sued the defendant, Wilson, for defamation after Wilson published state...
Court allows defamation suit to proceed over online statements
McCarthy v. Lee, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, McCarthy, sued the defendant, Lee, for defamation after Lee posted allegedly...
Statements of opinion and substantial truth are not defamation
Toelke v. Williams, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Toelke, sued the defendant, Williams, for defamation after Williams posted...