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· 11/8/2023

Westfield Insurance Company v. Sistersville Tank Works, Inc., Robert N. Edwards, E. Jane Price, Douglas Steele, Carol Steele, Gary Thomas Sandy, Peggy P. Sandy, Reagle & Padden, Inc., and David C. Padden

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  • noting that defendant’s “lie ... did not escape notice and correction in the marketplace”
  • stating that the Constitution “presumptively protect[s] 9 all speech against government interference”
  • “Here, there is no suggestion that the Act targets commercial speech, and therefore we do not address commercial speech given the unique way in which it is treated under the First Amendment.” (footnote omitted)

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