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Much in the papers this week and last about one Nichola Brookes following her ‘triumph’ in obtaining a Court Order compelling Facebook to disclose details of individuals who had set…
Media Law Prof Blog
New York Court Rules “Gay” Statement Not Slanderous Per Se
A New York state appellate court has ruled that the statement that someone is gay is not slanderous per se. In doing so, the court overruled the Matherson v. Marcello…
Media Law Prof Blog
Partner of Former British Politician Loses Privacy Suit, Must Pay Costs
Carina Trimingham, the partner of Chris Hulme, the former Secretary of State for Energy, has lost a lawsuit against the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday in which she…
Italy Intellectual Property Blog
Il Tribunale di Pinerolo “assolve” GoogleSuggest.
Dopo aver constatato che, inserendo il proprio nome e cognome nella barra del motore di ricerca Google, il software di completamento automatico GoogleSuggest o Google Autocomplete suggeriva di includere nella…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
Linebacker Sues NFL Commissioner For Defamation Over Comments in “Bounty” Scandal
As the NFL defends against accusations that it long has concealed information regarding the harmful impact concussions have on players’ brains, the League has taken an aggressive tactic in its…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
You Are Not Without Remedies if Someone Defames Your Business
By Aaron Morris
I believe in freedom of speech. I fight for freedom of speech. I feel that I must tell you that up front because every time I report a victory in…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Bloggers as journalists are entitled to shield law protection
[caption id="attachment_20139" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Drawing by Patrick Finney"][/caption] The concept of bad facts making bad law struck again with United States District Court Judge Marco A. Hernandez' December ruling against blogger, Crystal…
DuetsBlog
Defamation Claims Do Not Cover All Past Ills
—Joy Newborg, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. By now, you may have heard that the defamation lawsuit brought against Barbara Walters in connection with her autobiography, Audition: A Memior, has been…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Defamation in the Texas Workplace
Defamation refers to uspeaking an untruthful statement about someone. "Libel" refers to written defamation. "Slander" refers to oral defamation. In the employment context, defamation has an extra hurdle. In Texas,…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Social Media Update: What is going on here?
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to a fraternity at UAB about the impact of Social Media in the "real world". Besides my own personal interest in…