Matter of Theressa M. v. Gaddiel M.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that “libel per se is available only when a private figure plaintiff sues a nonmedia defendant for certain kinds of defamatory statements that do not concern a matter of public importance.”
• noting “an Iowa plaintiff must establish actual reputational harm when suing a media defendant, and not merely emotional distress or humiliation”
• assuming all factual disputes in favor of plaintiff when determining if conduct was outrageous
• \Iowa can make its defamation law more protective of defendants than the First Amendment requires.\
• \Iowa can make its defamation law more protective of defendants than the First Amendment requires.\
• “We agree with the district court that ‘stating a person has been molested by their father and suffers from bipolar disorder constitutes libel per se under Iowa law.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).