{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-30.838","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 30.838","heading":"Element of malice in certain defamation claims.","body":"In a claim for defamation against an individual who makes a communication regarding an incident of sexual assault committed against the individual, in addition to the other elements required to prove a claim of defamation, it is an element of the claim that the individual made the communication with malice.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings","Chapter 30 — Actions and Suits in Particular Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"3471735116dcbbc351fa1b20facd23f60e19bdfea0b525b7c85d4c0a78adff52","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-30.835","next":"us-or/ors-30.840"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}