April 2021

D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim Against Global Witness

By Maxwell S. Mishkin

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter April 2021

TOPICS : Defamation

The D.D.C. dismissed their complaint for failure to plausibly allege that Global Witness published the report with actual malice, and the D.C. Circuit affirmed over a dissent that has received more press than the ruling itself.

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