re: Orgeron needs to hire a Pit Bull Defamation lawyer... Today!

Under the law both in Louisiana and in the United States, Coach O would be considered “a public figure”. In the context of defamation actions (libel and slander) as well as invasion of privacy, a public figure cannot succeed in a lawsuit on incorrect harmful statements in the United States unless there is proof that the writer or publisher acted with actual malice by knowing the falsity or by reckless disregard for the truth. The legal burden of proof in defamation actions is thus higher in the case of a public figure than in the case of an ordinary person like you and me.