WG/Welch Mechanical Contractors, LLC v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers, Local Union 100 - Sheet Metal Division, et al.

Whether the plaintiff of a malicious defamation claim must plead facts that directly reveal a defendant’s subjective state of mind, or whether the pleading standard is satisfied when the complaint plausibly alleges that the defendant was the likely organizer of inherently malicious attacks. Whether a defamation claim may be dismissed on the ground that the contested speech comprised individual statements that are individually true or opinion, even when that speech implies false and defamatory facts about the plaintiff.