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Defamation
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NYT: Why Financial Writers Have “The Right To Be Wrong”
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Online Defamation
Recent Decisions Tackle Electronic Defamation is an interesting May 4, 2010 article from the New York Law Journal (registration required). Unfortunately, the article is not particularly well written. Researchers and…
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Personal Manager Sues Joan Rivers For Defamation
William Sammeth, former manager to Joan Rivers, is suing her over statements in her new book Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, which he says defame him by saying he…
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Channel 4’s Costs In Defamation Suit Nearly Two Million Pounds
Channel 4 says it spent 1.7 million pounds over two years defending itself and its documentary on the Jackson family against the defamation lawsuit brought by Matthew Fiddes, money which it cannot…
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Channel 4 No Longer Faces Defamation Suit From Former Jackson Bodyguard
Matthew Fiddes, Michael Jackson's former bodyguard, has abandoned his libel lawsuit against Channel 4, his lawyer says. The attorney read from a statement which indicated Mr. Fiddes now says the documentary "was not…
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Dismissed For Cause
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a former partner against his law firm:The Partner alleged in the first action,…
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Illinois Judge Sues Fox For Defamation Over Broadcast
Judge James Ryan is suing Fox Television for seven million dollars, saying that a local affiliate's broadcast defamed him by broadcasting footage that purported to show him at home when…
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District Judge Grants Summary Judgment In “Gangland” Defamation Case
A district court judge granted summary judgment for defendants in a defamation plaintiff's action against A&E Television Network in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that the network's show "Gangland"…
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British Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling Allowing Judge Alone To Hear Defamation Case
The British Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision that a defamation action brought in a case involving a Channel 4 documentary about Tito Jackson will be heard…
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Gallup New Mexico Mayor Sues Newspaper Publisher For Defamation
Gallup, New Mexico, mayor Harry Mendoza is suing Bob Zollinger, publisher of the Gallup Independent, over articles published in the paper last summer which link Mr. Mendoza to a gang rape from…