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Defamation
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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Court Affirms Defamation Damages Based on Comments About Competitor’s Prospects
Co-authored by Gregory C. Johnson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a damages award levied against an education company that defamed its competitor by making comments…
Media Law Prof Blog
Louisiana Politician Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Anonymous Posters
Steve Theriot, the Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) president who filed a lawsuit against anonymous commenters whom he said had defamed him on the www.nola.com website, has dropped the suit, according to…
Legal Profession Blog
Defamation Suit Barred By Immunity
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action brought against attorneys who had sued the plaintiff company in a federal court class action alleging mortgage…
Media Law Prof Blog
Former Cyclist Wins Defamation Case Against Australian Newspaper
Former world ranked cyclist and Olympic hopeful Mark French has won a defamation case against the Australian paper the Herald Sun, which called him a drug cheat after he was banned…
Media Law Prof Blog
British Chiropractic Association Abandons Case Against Simon Singh
In a surprise move, the British Chiropractic Association has abandoned its defamation case against science journalist Dr. Simon Singh. The action comes after Dr. Singh won a significant ruling in…
The Faculty Lounge
Ohio Judge Sues Plain Dealer Over Privacy Breach
In a developing story in Cleveland this week, Cuyahoga County Court Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold has sued the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper and others for unmasking her or her daughter…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Alienage Jurisdiction: What Would Ali G Say?
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
It seems we now have a chance to find out. The Palestinian activist Aiman Abu Aita has sued British actor and comedian Sascha Baron-Cohen (creator and actor of the Ali…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Listen to Your Mother
By Aaron Morris
Most clients want their attorneys to be jerks, at least to the other side. And, sadly, most attorneys are more than willing to oblige, because a good fight can really…
Media Law Prof Blog
Four Labour MPs Vote Against Libel Law Reforms
The British government's attempt to reform the libel law regime by capping lawyer fees has hit a roadblock. Four Labour Members of Parliament refused to toe the party line and…
The Faculty Lounge
Catching My Eye
Readers who enjoy the intersection of tort law and cyberlaw may wish to download an article recently posted to SSRN and authored by Leslie Yalof Garfield (pictured), a professor at…