AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK v. WILLIAMS

Record No. 012699.

568 S.E.2d 683 (2002)

264 Va. 336

AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC., et al., v. Glenn WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Charles Thomas (Brian J. Schneider; Hunton % Williams, on briefs), for appellants.

Guy S. Neal (Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.

I.

In this appeal of a judgment in favor of a plaintiff in a defamation action, we consider whether the alleged defamatory statements constitute opinions or are true and are, therefore, not actionable.

II.

Plaintiff, Glenn S.K. Williams, filed his amended motion for judgment against American Communications Network, Inc., ACN Energy, Inc., and others.1 Pertinent to this...

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