Defamation Lawsuit against Baby Reindeer Survives Motion to Dismiss

The court held that plaintiff, Scottish law graduate Fiona Harvey, sufficiently pled that the series was “of and concerning” her and published with actual malice. Key to the court’s ruling was an opening title card stating “this is a true story” which it found outweighed a disclaimer at the end of each episode that the series was fictionalized for dramatic purposes.