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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 56 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Jacobs v. Frank.

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1 Jacobs v. Frank Anchor
ohio · 1991
green “acting with knowledge that the statements are false or acting with reckless disregard as to their truth or falsity.” 18
2 Hanly v. Riverside Methodist Hospitals
ohioctapp · 1991
green “(1) defendant intended to cause emotional distress, or knew or should have known that actions taken would result in serious emotional distress; (2) defendant's conduct was extreme and outrageous; (3) defendant's actions proximately caused plaintiff's psychic injury; and (4) the …” 16
3 Hahn v. Kotten
ohio · 1975
green “fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.” 15
4 Jacobs v. Frank
ohio · 1991
green “in a qualified privilege case, 'actual malice' is defined as acting with knowledge that the statements are false or acting with reckless disregard as to their truth or falsity.” 7

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