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Defamation
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Open Comments About the Boss Can Be Viewed by the Boss
I met a neighbor at a recent gathering. He asked a good question. Can a boss can look at an employee's Facebook comments? Apparently, a friend of the neighbor left…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: BBC and Freedom of Speech
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
For those following the British BBC scandal, the issue of Lord McAlpine's possible legal actions for defamation or libel - - - and against whom - - - raise comparative…
Media Law Prof Blog
Balancing Defamation Law, Anonymity, and the First Amendment
Jason M. Shepard and Genelle I. Belmas, both of California State University, Fullerton, have published Anonymity, Disclosure and First Amendment Balancing in the Internet Era: Developments in Libel, Copyright, and…
Media Law Prof Blog
Tom Cruise Sues Two Magazines For Defamation Over “Abandonment” Story
Actor Tom Cruise is suing "In Touch" and "Life & Style" magazines for both defamation and false light invasion of privacy over stories they have published claiming he has "abandoned"…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Privilege and Malice – Qadir v Associated Newspapers Limited
By Julia Marlow
In a preliminary ruling in the on-going libel case of Qadir v Associated Newspapers Limited [2012] EWHC 2606 (QB), the Court has struck out the Mail on Sunday's defences of…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Search Engine Operator Liability for Auto-Complete Suggestions
By Morten Petersenn, Florian Brüggemann
Persistent rumors about the past of Germany's former first lady, Bettina Wulff, have brought back a yet undecided discussion about search engine operators’ liability for auto-complete suggestions in Germany. The…
The Right Coast
Personal Injury Lawyer Who Called News Anchor Too Fat for TV: Whatever, She’s Still Fat
Personal injury lawyers are not very well liked in general, but Kenneth Krause managed to make himself the most hated man in America after he wrote a Wisconsin news anchor…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit decision. Am.Chem. Soc. v. Leadscope. Thumbs Up on Unfair Competition Claim; Thumbs Down on Defamation Claim.
Update: According to an October 5, 2012 post on the ACS website, this case has been settled for $22,633,377.00. My thanks to attorney John F. Marsh of Hahn Loeser for calling…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
This Is One of the Top Ten Best Blog Posts Ever Written about Online Defamation
UPDATE: On appeal, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s grant of TripAdvisor’s motion to dismiss, ruling that the plaintiff could not prove falsity on its defamation claim because the…
Food Liability Law
Beef Products, Inc. Files Defamation Suit Against ABC
Just yesterday, Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), along with Technology, Inc. and Freezing Machines, Inc., collectively filed suit against ABC in Circuit Court in Union County, South Dakota claiming that ABC’s…