[MeanWestTexan]

Thats not accurate, exactly

There is a tort called “tarnishing the memory of the dead.” The estate can bring the claim.

[Dr. Franklin]

Thats not accurate, exactly
There is a tort called “tarnishing the memory of the dead.” The estate can bring the claim.

I think that's only true in Texas, and only if the deceased had a business or art that got devalued because of accusations made. I don't think the newspaper could get sued for publishing a nasty obit.