Wayment v. Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[A]n individual’s adopted admission of an allegedly defamatory statement does not equate to the individual’s own publication of the statement, an essential element of a defamation cause of action.”
• “[A] defamation plaintiff who is not a public figure must . . . establish negligence on the part of the defendant.”
• “[A] defamation plaintiff who is not a public figure must . . . establish negligence on the part of the defendant in order to recover damages.”
• compiling caselaw on what is a public figure

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).