In order to collect punitive damages, all individuals must prove actual malice.

Our definition of actual malice relies upon this historical understanding.

The question of whether she was a public figure required to prove actual malice was, legal experts said, a close one.

The predatory spirits, on the other hand, are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans.

To collect punitive damages, all individuals must prove actual malice.

As a result, to prove defamation, actual malice on Cox's part must be shown.

As a result, actual malice did not need to be proven by the plaintiffs.

As such, the plaintiffs could seek damages without any further evidence of actual malice.

To win a libel judgment, public figures, like members of Congress, must prove that a statement was made with "actual malice."

The court found the evidence in the case supported the jury's verdict of actual malice.