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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Olympic swimmer Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> against Sports Publications International, Swimming World Magazine<\/em> and writer\/commentator Casey Barrett<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hosszu filed a defamation suit based on an opinion piece written by Barrett in May of 2015 that questioned Hosszu\u2019s performances.<\/a>\u00a0 Hosszu\u2019s suit was dismissed by the Arizona District Court on August 12, 2016 on the basis of free speech protections extended to commenters under the First Amendment.\u00a0 Hosszu appealed that ruling. \u00a0Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld and affirmed the dismissal<\/a> of Hosszu\u2019s Complaint, in a 2-1 majority opinion, concluding that Barrett\u2019s statements were his opinion on matters of public concern that do not contain or imply a provable factual assertion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"