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Media Law Prof Blog
Dan Rather’s Lawsuit Against CBS Proceeding
Part of Dan Rather's wrongful dismissal lawsuit against CBS is proceeding. Read more here.
TortsProf Blog
Defamed on the Wildwood Boardwalk
Ah, the Jersey shore with its seaside boardwalks filled with games, rides, and fun foods. And apparently tortious behavior.In Senna v. Florimant (pdf), the owner of a Wildwood boardwalk game…
Legal Profession Blog
Games Of Chance
Not a legal profession case, but worthy of note, is a decision today from the New Jersey Supreme Court reversing the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Employer Loses Communication Privilege if ill-will is Shown
By Aaron Morris
California Civil Code Section 47 affords certain privileges that protect a person from liability, even if he speaks or writes something that would otherwise be defamatory. Civil Code section 47,…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Defamation and On-Line Reviews
By Aaron Morris
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ("SLAPP") is a lawsuit or a threat of lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Defamation Suit Against John Grisham, Others Dismissed
U. S. District Judge Ronald White has dismissed a libel suit filed against best selling author John Grisham and two other men filed by three officials involved in the original…
Media Law Prof Blog
Guardian Issues Apology To Tesco Over Article; Legal Skirmish Over
The argument between Tesco, the supermarket giant, and the Guardian is over. The paper has apologized over its article alleging that the company had tried to avoid paying tax by…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Advancement Granted For Fees Incurred in Defamation Action
In Duthie v. CorSolutions Medical, Inc., 2008 WL 4173850 (Sept. 10, 2008), read opinion here, the Delaware Chancery Court addressed three issues in a case in which it had previously ordered advancement.…
TortsProf Blog
Law Profs, Defamation, and Insurance Coverage
On LawProf, Andrew Beckerman-Rodau (Suffolk) asked the following question:I was just denied a personal umbrella liability insurance policybecause I am a professor who has published. According to the insurancecompany anyone…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Maine Court First to Find that Print-On-Demand Publisher Cannot be Liable for Defamation
By Aaron Morris
When is a publisher not a publisher? When it is a copy machine. Confused? Consider the following case. In Sandler v. Calcagni, a defamation action was filed in the federal…