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Meghan Markle scored a small victory in court, after a judge sided with her in her half-sister, Samantha Markle's, defamation lawsuit against the Duchess of Sussex. But Samantha's lawyer is saying not so fast, telling ET the legal fight is not over.According to court documents, obtained by ET, United States District Judge Charlene Honeywell in the Middle District of Florida ruled in favor of Meghan after she dismissed with prejudice the majority of claims in the lawsuit, specifically pertained to the 2020 book, .Samantha had previously claimed in her lawsuit, filed in February, that Meghan «published and disseminated false and malicious statements» in that book, but the judge shot down the claims, saying «it is undisputed that [Meghan] did not publish» the book. The judge also dismissed the rest of Samantha's claims without prejudice, meaning she can re-file her lawsuit if she so chooses, and her lawyer,  Jamie A.

A royal victory. Meghan Markle has won the defamation lawsuit filed against her by half-sister Samantha Markle.

Meghan Markle has won the defamation lawsuit her half-sister Samantha Markle filed against her.

Samantha Markle, it was revealed today. The Duchess of Sussex was accused of spreading 'demonstrably false and malicious lies' to a 'worldwide audience' in the royal couple's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. But a Florida judge has dismissed the lawsuit, saying the former Suits actress was expressing 'an opinion about her childhood and her relationship with her half-sibling' and a statement of pure opinion was 'not capable of being proved false'.

It’s another legal win for Meghan Markle.

Meghan Markle has won the defamation lawsuit her estranged sister Samantha Markle filed against her in 2021. On Thursday, a judge threw out Samantha's case, saying that Meghan wasn't guilty because every statement she made that Samantha took issue with was an obvious opinion and therefore didn't meet the criteria for defamation.

Meghan Markle has successfully had her half-sister Samantha Markle's court case dismissed. She had accused the royal of spreading "malicious lies" during the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.

Meghan Markle has successfully had her half-sister's lawsuit dismissed after a judge ruled in her favour.

A US court has dismissed a defamation case brought against the Duchess of Sussex by her half-sister, Samantha Markle.The duchess, 41, was accused of spreading “demonstrably false and malicious lies” to a “worldwide audience” in the royal couple’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. In a filing submitted in March last year, Samantha Markle claimed that “demonstrably false and malicious statements” were made by Meghan to a “worldwide audience”.The duchess previously filed a motion to stop depositions in the case from taking place, but this was dismissed by Florida US District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell last month.

READ MORE: Prince Harry's rare glimpse into his Montecito mansion with MeghanPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have made a joint appearance to present a prize from their Archewell Foundation. The couple, who stepped down as senior royals three years ago, praised Nabiha Syed for winning the second-ever Digital Civil Rights Award, describing her as an "inspiration". Find out more HERE. "The anti-SLAPP statute only applies if you win on the initial motion to dismiss," he said.

Samantha Markle has been warned by a former US prosecutor that she could face ruin if Meghan Markle successfully dismisses her defamation lawsuit.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not painted in the best light in the Feb. 15 episode of "South Park," and now Markle's estranged half-sister, Samantha Markle, is weighing in on her sibling's portrayal.

Meghan Markle’s blog posts are coming back to haunt her. As the public buzzes about the Duchess of Sussex's resurfaced blog post about sister-in-law Kate Middleton in her now-defunct lifestyle site "The Tig," several royal experts have shared an even more compelling post they described as "heartbreaking." The piece focused on the former "Suits" star's father, a former Hollywood lighting director.  This comes as Markle's estranged half-sister, Samantha Markle, sued the duchess for allegedly making false statements during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Meghan Markle is believed to be strategizing her next chess move to reinvent her public image. Amid all the media scrutiny following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan" in December, followed by Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir "Spare" in January, the former "Suits" star is looking to boost the couple’s image. The mother of two is currently in a legal battle with her estranged half-sister Samantha Markle.

Kerry Katona has branded Samantha Markle's defamation case against Meghan Markle as "embarrassing" and says she needs to "leave the past behind her". Meghan's half-sister Samantha, 58, appeared in a virtual court hearing,and Kerry, 42, shared her thoughts over the case in her column. "It’s reported that the royal family are expecting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to attend King Charles’ Coronation in May," she says.

Meghan Markle’s legal battle with her half-sister could “send the Coronation sideways”, after the duchess and Prince Harry were named in a defamation case in the US. Samantha Markle is suing her half-sister Meghan for “defamation and injurious falsehood” following the couple’s high-profile tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

Meghan Markle is in a legal war with her estranged half-sister that likely won’t hurt her brand, but some experts are wondering what this latest chapter in an ongoing family drama will mean for the Sussexes. In 2022, Samantha Markle sued the Duchess of Sussex for allegedly making "false" statements to Oprah Winfrey in a 2021 interview.The elder sibling accused the former American actress of defamation "based on demonstrably false and malicious statements." Samantha alleged that the duchess' "lies" were "designed to destroy [her] reputation" and have subjected her to "humiliation, shame and hatred on a worldwide scale." Annie Pace Scranton, CEO of Pace Public Relations, told Fox News Digital she has no doubt the Duchess of Sussex will follow the royal motto of "keep calm, carry on." "I don't think this lawsuit will impact Meghan Markle's image at all because the American public has, in large part, already formed their opinions about her," said Pace Scranton.

Meghan Markle isn’t going to let her half-sister Samantha Markle win that easily!

A royal rumble? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be deposed in a defamation case brought forward by Samantha Markle, the duchess’ estranged half-sister.

Meghan Markle may be opening up about her relationship with father Thomas Markle and half-sis Samantha Markle in her new Netflix doc, but that doesn’t mean her dad has any interest in watching it.

Meghan Markle may have a seriously acrimonious relationship with her estranged half-sister Samantha Markle, but it’s a whole different story when it comes to her niece!

A sweet family bond! Despite Meghan Markle’s estrangement from father Thomas Markle and her half-siblings, she is close to niece Ashleigh Hale.

Meghan Markle released her podcast, titled Archetypes, on 23 August and despite many people claiming they listened to the first episode multiple times, one person who was not won over was her sister, Samantha Markle. The podcast, which is available on Spotify, saw the Duchess of Sussex, 41, chat with celebrity pal Serena Williams as the pair discussed the double standards women face. However, speaking on GB News, Samantha, 57, described the podcast as a "seductive commercial", labelling her sister's voice as "breathy and seductive".

A date has been set by a Florida judge for a trial in Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha's lawsuit against her. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, who will make a surprise visit to the UK next month with Prince Harry, is being sued by 57 year old half-sibling over a story in which she claims Meghan made defamatory comments about being "an only child" in the couple's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

Meghan Markle denied this week that she lied to Oprah Winfrey about being an "only child" in her tell-all interview last year.  The Duchess of Sussex’s legal team said in a court filing Monday in connection to her half-sister Samantha Markle’s defamation lawsuit that Meghan made a "subjective" statement about how she felt about her childhood. "Meghan’s response to that question that she ‘grew up as an only child’ was obviously not meant to be a statement of objective fact that she had no genetic siblings or half-siblings," her legal team said in the filing.