Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 2007No. 42 MAP 2006PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
This appeal raises the question of whether the republication of a statement, after the defendant receives a complaint alleging that the statement is defamatory, is relevant to the presence of actual malice in the initial publication. For the reasons set forth below, we find that the republication is relevant. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Superior Court and remand to the trial court to consider the impact of a republication on the determination of actual malice.
The following facts are pertinent to the trial court’s consideration of a motion for summary…
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