Holmok v. Burke

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2135

Syllabus

Defamation intentional infliction of emotional distress judgment on the pleadings federal Communications Decency Act immunity. Trial court did not err by granting defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding plaintiff's defamation and intentional infliction of emotion distress claims. Retweeting, without substantially altering or adding to the original message, does not make the plaintiff a \publisher\ or \speaker\ under the Communications Decency Act. Because the plaintiff is a \user\ under the Communications Decency Act, she is immune from liability.