29 . City of Kodiak v. Samaniego, 83 P.3d 1077, 1082 (Alaska 2004). 30 . Glamann v. Kirk, 29 P.3d 255, 259 (Alaska 2001). 31 . Coulson v. Marsh & McLennan, Inc., 973 P.2d 1142, 1150 n. 21 (Alaska 1999) (citations omitted). 32 . Id. 33 . Beck v. State, Dep't of Transp. & Pub. Facilities, 837 P.2d 105, 114 (Alaska 1992); see also State, Dep't of Corr. v. Johnson, 2 P.3d 56, 61 (Alaska 2000) (reversing for new trial where erroneous instruction made verdict for plaintiff more likely). 34 . The dissenting opinion never addresses the adequacy of Instruction No. 17. 35 . Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46, 52-53, 55-56, 108 S.Ct 876, 99 LEd.2d 41 (1988). 36 . Pearson v. Fairbanks Publ'g Co., 413 P.2d 711, 715 (Alaska 1966). 37 . Cf. Falwell, 485 U.S. at 52-53, 55-56, 108 S.Ct. 876 (<HOLDING>). 38 . 485 U.S. 46, 108 S.Ct. 876, 99 LEd.2d 41
holding failure to investigate before publishing is not sufficient to prove actual malice holding when defamatory statement involved issue of public concern that private individual was required to prove actual malice to recover presumed or punitive damages against media defendant holding under federal law that public figure claiming iied based on defamatory nature of speech must prove actual malice holding in defamation context that first amendment protects speech regarding a public official unless made with actual malice holding that defendant who placed private figure in a false light was not entitled to heightened protection of actual malice standard and could instead be found liable on showing of negligence