Court of Appeals of Maryland November 22, 2016, 19/16 (Seley-Radtke v. Hosmane)

Katherine Seley-Radtke v. Ramachandra S. Hosmane, No. 19, September Term, 2016

PURELY PRIVATE DEFAMATION – STANDARD OF PROOF TO OVERCOME

COMMON LAW CONDITIONAL PRIVILEGE – PREPONDERANCE OF

EVIDENCE – Court of Appeals held that standard of proof required to overcome common

law conditional privilege in purely private defamation action is preponderance of evidence;

clear and convincing evidence is