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Sanctions Award to Defendants in Mann v. Steyn Defamation Case
[ad_1] Readers of the blog likely recall this lawsuit, brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against columnist Mark Steyn, blogger Rand Simberg, the National…
Tag: Libel
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$115K Defamation Verdict Over Workplace Accusations of Domestic Abuse
[ad_1] From the Joint Pre-Trial Memorandum in McQuade v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc., the plaintiff’s position: In the summer of 2020, a position…
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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Over CNN 2022 “Big Lie” Statement
[ad_1] From Trump v. CNN, Inc., decided today (correctly, I think) by Judges Adalberto Jordan, Kevin Newsom, and Elizabeth Branch: In 2022, Plaintiff-Appellant Donald…
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Journal of Free Speech Law: “The Fox Effect? Implications of Recruiting Corporate Law to Combat Misinformation,” by Lili Levi
[ad_1] This new article is here. The Introduction: In the wake of the mega-million-dollar settlement of U.S. Dominion’s defamation action against Fox News over…
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IRS Agents Who Revealed Details About Hunter Biden Investigation Lose Libel Suit Against Biden’s Lawyer
[ad_1] An excerpt from the long decision in Shapley v. Lowell by Judge Richard Leon (D.D.C.) filed today: This case arises from the multi-year…
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Recent Political Candidate Is Public Figure for Libel Law Purposes
[ad_1] From Tallman v. Miller, decided yesterday by Judge Michael Simon (D. Or.): Tallman … lives in the city of Boardman, Oregon, in Morrow…
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Police Officers’ Libel Lawsuit Against Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Thrown Out
[ad_1] From Miller v. Sawant, decided Thursday by Ninth Circuit Judges William Fletcher, Carlos Bea, and John Owens: In February 2016, Miller and Spaulding…
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Court Upholds #TheyLied Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Award Against Student Who Accused Professor of Sexual Assault,
[ad_1] From Thursday’s Tenth Circuit decision in Sun v. Xu, written by Judge John Lee and joined by Judges Diane Wood and Doris Pryor:…
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Libel, the Knights of Malta, and Demons
[ad_1] From the Complaint filed Thursday in Avodah Farms v. O’Hara-Rusckowski (D. Colo.): Avodah was formed in February 2020. It works to restore and reintegrate…
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“Fake Sherlock,” or Fake Allegations by New York Magazine?
[ad_1] An interesting false light lawsuit filed today, Walter v. Herbert (M.D. Pa.), over New York magazine’s “The Case of the Fake Sherlock” article (see…
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Failed Candidate's Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League Thrown Out
[ad_1] Today’s decision by Magistrate Judge Jill Morris in McClanahan v. Anti-Defamation League (W.D. Mo.), rejects plaintiff’s libel claim; here’s an excerpt: Plaintiff, a…
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Plaintiff Sues Defendant, Alleging Defendant's “Niche Is Cancel Culture”
[ad_1] From Couture v. Noshirvan, decided Thursday by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (M.D. Fla.): This case stems from a dozen TikTok videos…. [According to…
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Tiger King + Libel: Video Log and Web Site Post Aren’t Covered by Florida’s Defamation Retraction Statute
[ad_1] From McQueen v. Baskin, decided by the Florida Court of Appeal (Judge Matthew Lucas, joined by Judges Darryl Casanueva and Susan Rothstein-Youakim): A…