Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers Inc.

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., Intelligencer Journal, and Oscar Lee Brownstein and dismissing with prejudice Appellant Police Officer Robin Weaver’s claims of defamation. On appeal, Appellant contends the trial court erred in concluding Appellant did not state *1095a prima facie case for defamation in that he failed to establish that Appellees acted with “actual malice.” We affirm.

¶ 2 The undisputed facts and procedural history are as…