William Joseph Petrak v. Ryan Sawyers
── William Joseph Petrak v. Ryan Sawyers ──
Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Date: October 21, 2025
Category: General
Decision: Trial court erred overruling demurrer and plea in bar to claim of defamation and denying appellant statutory immunity; comments constitute non-actionable opinions based on fully disclosed facts; reversed and remanded to consider whether to award attorney fees under Anti-SLAPP statute
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the way quoting a news article works. Select a passage above and the same panel
opens: the passage goes to the official you choose, with this document's own
address as its source and its own type. #}