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Attorney warns committee HB 441 could leave anonymous defamation victims without remedy
Summary
Attorney Aaron Mink told the Judiciary Committee that House Bill 441 would abandon Ohio's first‑publication rule, potentially immunize anonymous wrongdoers, and leave victims of concealed online defamation with no effective remedy unless the statute defines 'each publication' and adds targeted tolling for concealed identity.
At the hearing for House Bill 441, attorney Aaron Mink of Mink Law offered opponent testimony arguing the bill, as drafted, would create more problems than it solves. Mink said HB 441's language—particularly its reference to "each publication" restarting the limitations period—would abandon Ohio's long‑standing…
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