Cary, a prominent local attorney, was the subject of a newspaper article concerning a trial in which he was involved as counsel.In that article, Cary was reported to have been disbarred in another state ten years previously.It is not true of Cary, but of his cousin, Frank.Cary will win a suit for defamation against the newspaper:

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To win a defamation suit against a newspaper, Cary would need to prove that the paper acted with actual malice, meaning that they knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard for whether it was true or false. Simply proving the falsity of the statement may not be enough, and proving harm to his character resulting from the statement may not be necessary if actual malice can be proven. The fact that Frank was actually disbarred in another state does not affect the requirement to prove actual malice.

Cary, a Prominent Local Attorney, Was the Subject of a Newspaper