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Legal Profession Blog
Coach May Be Sued For Defamation
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of defamation claims against Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim.Plaintiffs Robert Davis and his step-brother Michael Lang sued defendants Syracuse University and…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Unravel Procedural Tangle in Internet Posting Case
By Kirk Jenkins
Our previews of the newest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with Hadley v. Subscriber Doe. Hadley is a defamation case arising from an anonymous internet posting, but…
Texas Employment Law Update
Texas Employee Awarded $11.6M by Austin Jury in Defamation Case
It's a rare day in Texas where a single-plaintiff employment case results in a seven or eight figure jury verdict. However, as the Austin Business Journal recently reported,Microsoft was hit…
DuetsBlog
Executing Noriega?
As some of you may recall, I posted about a lawsuit Manuel Noriega brought against purveyors of the Call of Duty video game franchise arising from his depiction in the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
The Truth Hurts
On September 16, 2014 the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the Neilson v. Dawson defamation case. Here is the Court's opinion. Here is a 2011…
Intellectual Property Law
Social Media Promotion: Dos And Don’ts With Names And Likenesses
By Arianna Christopher, David S. Gold, Nicole Gerritsen McDonough, Leslie F. Prentice
In this second blog of our series on social media promotion we are looking at the use of names – of people, brands or businesses – and likenesses. Areas of…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Website Marketing Statements: The Achilles’Heel to CDA Protection?
It’s no secret that local directory/consumer review websites are popular among consumers looking for recommendations before dining out, hiring a contractor, or even picking a dentist or day spa. Yelp…
TortsProf Blog
TX: New Remedy for Online Defamation
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a court can order an author to delete a defamatory post, but cannot prohibit the author from reposting the statements because that would…
Global Workplace Insider
Facebook, YouTube und Kündigung – reloaded
By guestauthor
This post was contributed by Lydia Brücklmeier, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (München) and Miriam Schröter, Trainee, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Frankfurt a.M.) Auch im Zusammenhang mit Betriebsratswahlen darf ein…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Texas Supreme Court: Injunction Prohibiting Future Defamation an Unconstitutional Prior Restraint But . . .
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its unanimous opinion today in Kinney v. Barnes, the Texas Supreme Court (pictured) considered the constitutionality of requested…