'Slumlord' Name Calling Ruled Opinion, Not Defamation

By Mike Curley ( April 16, 2021, 5:51 PM EDT) -- The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a man calling a property manager a "Slum Lord" on Facebook did not defame him, saying the context shows that the term was meant as an insult during heated debate, not an accusation of fact....

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