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Defamation
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Chicago U.S. Attorney Threatens to Sue Harper Collins for Defamation
The Chicago Sun Times reports that the Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, has threatened to sue publisher Harper Collins for defamation based on statements…
Media Law Prof Blog
BBC Settles With Plaintiff Physician; Defamation Suit Cost One Million Pounds
The BBC is settling with successful fertility doctor Mohamed Taranissi over statements made during a program broadcast in January of 2007. Dr. Taranissi sued for defamation in April of 2007,…
IP Freely
Defamation at a glance
By dannybevanstheipblog-blogspot-com
var addthis_pub="bevans1986";This article looks at the law of defamation, it's defences and possible remedies.A defamatory statement is one which tends to lower the claimant in the estimation of right-thinking members…
IP Freely
Michael Owen over the hill?
By dannybevanstheipblog-blogspot-com
var addthis_pub="bevans1986";England and Newcastle footballer Michael Owen has succeeded in his defamation claim against the Daily Express. The striker has had an injury plagued career which reached an all time…
Media Law Prof Blog
Author Appeals Libel Judgment; Defends Article Criticizing Chiropractic Medicine
Simon Singh is appealling a defamation ruling against him. The co-author of Trick or Treatment, a study of pseudoscience and alternative medicine, lost a case against the British Chiropractic Association…
Media Law Prof Blog
Another Lawsuit For Sacha Baron Cohen
Richelle Olson, Executive Director of Desert Valley Charities, is suing Sacha Baron Cohen and NBC Universal over an incident which she alleges occured during the filming of his new movie "Bruno." Ms.…
Media Law Prof Blog
U. S. District Court For the Western District of Kentucky Holds That Single Publication Rule Applies To Internet In Defamation Cases
The U. S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has ruled that the single publication rule applies to the Internet. The plaintiff claimed that he had been defamed per…
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Ninth Circuit CDA Decision
In what is likely to be seen as a watershed moment for the application of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (the "CDA"), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has…
Media Law Prof Blog
Daily Mail Issues Apology, Pays Damages, Over Story About Preferring Adoption and Careers To Natural Childbirth
The Daily Mail has apologized to four woman and paid out 10,000 pounds in damages to three of them after running a story that suggested that they valued their careers…
Media Law Prof Blog
Keeping Defamation Suits At Home
A New York Times editorial in support of anti-libel tourism legislation.