Opinion defense

Determining whether a statement is a fact or opinion can make or break a defamation claim. Recently, two courts —…

A New York appellate court ruled that a blogger may remain anonymous, thereby preventing a political candidate from bringing a…

Articles published by the New York Daily News calling a former school principal a “firebrand” and a “principal of hate”…

The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a defamation claim brought by a restaurant owner against two journalists…

A federal court in Buffalo said last week that peer-reviewed journals, not courtrooms, are the proper place to vet scientific…

A North Carolina appellate court reversed part of a lower court's decision on Tuesday that could reignite a county judge's…

A series of newspaper articles and an editorial about a retired judge’s performance of his duties did not defame the…

An Oregon blogger’s disparaging “almost stream of consciousness-like” statements about the trustee in a bankruptcy case are protected opinion under…

A New York appellate court ruled on Thursday that courts need to consider the “freewheeling, anything-goes” writing style that prevails…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (6th Cir.) ruled on Tuesday, in Bentkowski v. Scene Magazine, that a column…