· 6/28/1993
Harris v. Adkins
Citations
- 432 S.E.2d 549
- 189 W. Va. 465
- 1993 W. Va. LEXIS 99
How courts have described this case
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- holding that right to petition does not provide an absolute privilege for intentional and reckless falsehoods
- “the right to petition the government [] does not provide an absolute privilege for intentional and reckless falsehoods but the right is protected by the actual malice standard.”
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Judges: Miller
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