"There are very strict limits on communication of this type of information, or you will be faced with a defamation claim."

At year's end the four were in detention awaiting trial, and the defamation claim had not been settled.

The defendant practically conceded that his conduct satisfied the requirements of a civil defamation claim.

The defamation claim was not dismissed by Judge Murphy and will be heard when the case finally goes to trial.

The court allowed the defamation claim on this one particular post to move forward.

She ordered the interim injunction upheld pending trial in the defamation claim against him.

BAE won't comment on the specifics of the lawsuit's defamation claims, other than to "disagree."

His novel Holzfällen (1984), for instance, could not be published for years due to a defamation claim by a former friend.

However, "most states do allow false light claims to be brought, even where a defamation claim would suffice."

A jury awarded Braun $30,000 on her defamation claim and $55,000 on her false light claims.