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Defamation
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Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s On Their Minds? Malicious Litigation. American Chemical Society v. Leadscope
Update: On Sept. 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. On September 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio…
Sports and Gaming
Baylor Puts the Litigation Back in MLR’s 2nd Fun (Football) Friday
The people have spoken and what they want more of on this legal blog is…..football. Key up the theme music from Monday Night Football. So what's up this week? Last week I talked…
Legal Profession Blog
Trumped
The New Jersey Appellate Division has affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action brought by Donald Trump against Timothy O'Brien, auther of TrumpNation, The Art of Being The Donald, and…
Media Law Prof Blog
South Korean Supreme Court Reverses Ruling In TV Broadcaster “Mad Cow” Case
The South Korean Supreme Court has ruled that a television broadcaster was "not guilty" of defaming the South Korean Minister of Agriculture when it suggested that eating imported U.S. beef…
Media Law Prof Blog
Corporations and the Right to Sue for Defamation in Australia
David Rolph, University of Sydney Faculty of Law, has published Corporations’ Right to Sue for Defamation: An Australian Perspective at 22 Entertainment Law Review 195 (2011). Here is the abstract.As the…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: Malicious Litigation. American Chemical Society v. Leadscope
Update: On Sept. 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. On Sept. 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio…
TortsProf Blog
Yalof Garfield on Texting, Tweeting and Slander
Leslie Yalof Garfield (Pace) has posted her recent article, The Death of Slander, on SSRN. The abstract provides:Technology killed slander. Slander, the tort of defamation by spoken word, dates back…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Susan B. Anthony List Appeals Defamation and Free Speech Rulings Relating to Its Accusations About Healthcare Reform
The Hill’s Healthcare Blog: SBA List appeals ruling on healthcare law and abortion, by Sam Baker:The Susan B. Anthony List on Thursday filed an appeal in its lawsuit over claims…
Media Law Prof Blog
They Don’t Like What He Said Last Summer
Former New York Governor and talk show host Eliot Spitzer and Slate.com are facing defamation suits over a column he wrote for the site almost exactly a year ago. Although he doesn't…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
Taking franchise disputes to the internet: judicial absolute immunity does not apply
By Scott McIntosh and Joe Englert Reposted from DLA Piper client alert A Florida appellate court recently held in Ball v. D’Lites Enterprises, Inc., 2011 WL 3109733 (Fla. 4th DCA July 27, 2011), that…