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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Bertrand v. Mullin and The Iowa Democratic Party

Written by Goosmann Law Team | May 16, 2014 11:30:07 AM

PUBLIC STATEMENT OF THE GOOSMANN LAW FIRM

May 16, 2014. The Goosmann Law Firm is disappointed that the Iowa Supreme Court circumvented the jury’s findings and held the actual malice element had not been met in a political defamation case. “We hoped that this case would send a message to politicians that the public deserves truthful information about candidates for political office,” said Jeana Goosmann of Goosmann Law Firm. The firm is analyzing filing for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.

View the Supreme Court Opinion HERE.