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Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : January 26, 2010
There were 135 posts on the LexBlog Network today and something for just about everyone. Jason Krebs has some insight on how cutting off social media use may be a…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Fourth Circuit Reverses Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal, Says Iraq Might Not Be An Adequate Forum For A Defamation Lawsuit
The Fourth Circuit's ruling last Friday in Galustian v. Peter reinstated a Iraq-based defamation case which had been dismissed by the District Court on the grounds of forum non conveniens. The…
Media Law Prof Blog
PCC On Complaint Against Daily Mirror By Member of Parliament: No Breach
The Press Complaints Commission has ruled that the Daily Mirror reported accurately on Tory Member of Parliament Daniel Hannon's remarks concerning U.S. President Obama and reaction to them. Mr. Hannon…
Media Law Prof Blog
Turks, Israelis Battle Over Images of Israeli Agents in Turkish TV Series
The governments of Turkey and Israel are apparently at odds over a Turkish television series, Valley of the Wolves, which some Israeli officials are alleging puts the country, its military, and…
Media Law Prof Blog
Julie Hilden On Twitter Defamation
FindLaw's Julie Hilden's dissects Sanford Siegal's defamation suit against Kim Kardashian over her "Cookie diet" Tweets.
Media Law Prof Blog
Limiting the False Light Tort
James B. Lake, Stetson University College of Law, has published "Restraining False Light: Constitutional and Common Law Limits on a 'Troublesome Tort'," in volume 61 of the Federal Communications Law…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Federal Rule Bars Post-Judgment Injunctive Relief against Web Site for Third-Party Defamatory Posts
We have previously described as "robust," the protection afforded interactive service providers from liability for defamatory contents posted by third parties by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. But…
Media Law Prof Blog
Corporate Speech and Reputation
Rebecca Tushnet, Georgetown University Law Center, has published "Fighting Freestyle: The First Amendment, Fairness and Corporate Reputation," at 50 Boston College Law Review 1457 (2009). Here is the abstract.There are…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
The Communications Decency Act Meets Ashcroft v. Iqbal: The Fourth Circuit’s Decision In Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. v. Consumeraffairs.com
A split Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal yesterday of a defamation claim against a consumer complaint website, in Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. v. Consumeraffairs.com, Inc. The Court found the Defendant, Consumeraffairs.com,…
Litigation & Trial
Hollywood’s Top Lawyer Goes Off The Rails Threatening Blogger With Defamation Retraction Letter
[UPDATE: Welcome, Boing Boing readers! The below post was written before the South Korean edition of W Magazine was spotted out in the wild with Demi Moore's hip re-attached. As you can imagine,…