NEUMANN v. LILES

(CC 121103711; CA A149982; SC S062575).

369 P.3d 1117 (2016)

358 Or. 706

Carol C. NEUMANN and Dancing Deer Mountain, LLC, an Oregon domestic limited liability company, Respondents on Review, v. Christopher LILES, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda K. Williams , Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner on review.

No appearance contra.

Derek D. Green , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, filed the brief for amici curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, City of Roses Newspaper Company (dba Willamette Week), Gannett Co., Inc., Meredith Corporation (dba KPTV), Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonian Publishing Company LLC (dba The Oregonian Media Group), and Western Communications, Inc. (dba The Bulletin of Bend).

Daniel W. Meek , Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae Policy Initiatives Group.

Before BALMER, Chief Justice, and KISTLER, WALTERS, LANDAU, BREWER, and BALDWIN, Justices, and LINDER, Senior Judge.


This case requires us to decide whether a defamatory statement made in an online business review is entitled to protection under the First Amendment. To make that decision, we follow the test developed by the Ninth Circuit in Unelko Corp. v. Rooney, 912 F.2d 1049

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