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Comments on Recent Cases: March 2026
By Will Newman
Image credit: Liauzh, 2026 Chinese GP - Mercedes - Kimi Antonelli - Post Race Celebration, CC BY 4.0 Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges…
Media Law Journal
Batchelor losing party
By Steven
Julian Batchelor has lost his defamation lawsuit against TVNZ and former Disinformation Project director of research Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. They’d accused him in an online article of racist rhetoric, inciting…
Employment Law Worldview
Michigan Joins Majority of States in Enacting Anti-SLAPP Law (US)
Although rare, from time to time an employer may sue a current or former employee who makes negative public comments about the employer. In such cases, the employer may allege…
A Lawyer Writes
BBC responds to Trump
The BBC has asked a district court in Florida to dismiss Donald Trump’s multi-billion-dollar defamation claim against the corporation “with prejudice”. A dismissal on those grounds would mean the court…
The Virginia Defamation Law Blog
How Defamation’s Publication Requirement Limits the Relation-Back Doctrine
The relation-back doctrine is a procedural mechanism that allows an amended pleading filed after the expiration of a statute of limitations to “relate back” to the filing date of the…
SDNY Blog
Judge Engelmayer: Former “New York Sack Exchange” Defensive End Cannot Sue Over Allegedly Misleading ESPN Documentary
In an opinion today, Judge Engelmayer dismissed all claims brought by retired Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau against the makers of the “30 for 30” documentary about the Jets 1980…
Inforrm's Blog
Law and Media Round Up – 16 March 2026
By INFORRM
On 11 March 2026 judgment was handed down by Collins Rice J in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 551 (KB), the first case considering the anti-SLAPP rules…
DBL Law Blog
Recent SCOTUS Ruling on Certificate of Merit Laws May Have Broader Implications
By David Kramer
Federal courts have been split on whether heightened pleading and evidentiary standards established in state “anti-SLAPP” laws apply in defamation cases brought in federal court even though such standards are…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
January 2026 Opinion Roundup
By Matt McGuire
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in ten cases in January 2026. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions: Betz v. Mathiesen…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Litigation is a strategy, not a reflex
When an employee walks out the door holding your company's stuff hostage, you have two problems: (1) your property, and (2) the story you're creating for the inevitable lawsuit. Rezene…