United States First Circuit
Schatz v. Republican State Leadership Committee, 11-1437
In a defamation and false-light action brought by a Maine state senate candidate against his political opponents, the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim is affirmed, where none of the plaintiff's allegations, singly or together, plausibly suggested that the defendants either knew that their statements were false or had serious doubts about their truth and dove recklessly ahead anyway, so the allegations did not plausible support a claim of actual malice.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/10/2012
- Published 02/10/2012
Judges
- Thompson
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Barry K. Mills, Timothy F. Brown