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Merit Decision: Supreme Court of Ohio Sends Defamation Case back to Appeals Court to Apply Proper Degree of Fault to Claim. Anderson v. WBNS-TV, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on January 3, 2020

“The question before the court of appeals was whether the trial court erred in holding that the Andersons could not prove the fault element of their defamation claim. The issue whether the publications were defamatory was not before the court.”

Justice Donnelly, Majority Opinion

“The appellate court’s editorializing and commentary, while eye-catching, does not carry…

What’s On Their Minds: Revisiting Private Figure Defamation Claims in the Internet Era? Aaron Anderson, et al, v. WBNS-TV, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on May 21, 2019

Update: On December 18, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Don’t you think there is a difference between saying ‘these men who robbed’ as opposed to ‘these men who are suspected of robbing?’”

Justice Stewart, to counsel for WBNS

“Would you require them…

Oral Argument Preview: Revisiting Private Figure Defamation Claims in the Internet Era? Aaron Anderson, et al, v. WBNS-TV, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on April 18, 2019

Update: On December 18, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On April 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Aaron Anderson, et al, v. WBNS-TV, Inc., 2018-0792. At issue in…