Maddin v. Carpenter

How courts have described this case

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• noting that, under Massachusetts law, an alleged defamatory statement that is \substantially true\ is nonactionable
• noting that \our survey of the relevant Massachusetts law ha[d] uncovered no clear support for this interpretation\
• observing that “a given statement, even if libelous, must also be false to give rise to a cause of action”
• explaining how \even a true statement can form the basis of a libel action if the plaintiff proves that the defendant acted with 'actual malice'\
• explaining how \even a true statement can form the basis of a libel action if the plaintiff proves that the defendant acted with 'actual malice'\
• listing the elements of a defamation claim to require a statement “of and concerning the plaintiff’

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