Court dismisses defamation appeal, upholding newspaper's right to report on a verbal dispute using figurative language.

The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal filed by Vincenzo Iacovino against a lower court ruling that awarded him damages for defamation. The lower court found that the newspaper's use of the term 'rissa' (fight) referred figuratively to a verbal altercation rather than a physical brawl, thus lacking offensive capacity. The court affirmed this decision, emphasizing that the truth of the reported event, the public interest in the information, and the civil tone of the expression satisfied the requirements for the defense of journalistic freedom.