United States Eighth Circuit

Under Iowa law, evidence that an alleged defamer had ill will toward plaintiff is sufficient to support a finding of actual malice, and plaintiff is not required to show that the defamer knew his statements were false.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2001
• Published 08/07/2001

Judges

• McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hugh James Cain, argued (Philip H. Dorff and William L. Dawe, on the brief), Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth Flansburg, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellee.