Mathis v. Cannon

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

In this case involving libelous postings in an Internet chat room, Bruce Mathis appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the plaintiff, Thomas C. Cannon, contending that the trial court erred by: (1) finding that the Internet postings were libelous per se; (2) failing to find that the postings regarded a matter of public concern and Cannon is a limited purpose public figure, thereby requiring Cannon to prove actual malice; and (3) failing to find that Cannon’s failure to request a retraction on the Internet site in question precluded an award of punitive…