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Defamation
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Chicago IP Litigation
More on Identity Theft & Social Networking Sites
In the June 2008 issue of the National Law Journal (out today), Tresa Baldas reported on the increasing number of law suits involving allegedly fake MySpace or Facebook pages --…
TortsProf Blog
Blackwater’s Suit Against Wiley Rein Dismissed
So says the Legal Times in this article. Bill has posted on this case on numerous occasions, the most recent of which is here (this post itself has further links).--CJR
Media Law Prof Blog
Max Mosley Files Defamation, Invasion of Privacy Suit Against News of the World
Max Mosley, a prominent figure in the world of Formula One racing, and head of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, is pursuing defamation and invasion of privacy claims in the French…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Personal Jurisdiction in the Clemens case
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Yesterday's Houston Chronicle discusses defendant's (McNamee's) territorial-jurisdiction challenge in the Roger Clemens defamation case. Arguing that McNamee purposefully directed his tortious conduct at a known Texas resident, Clemens's lawyer was…
Media Law Prof Blog
Judge Grants Do-Over In DMX Defamation Case
Judge Thomas Smith has vacated a million and a half dollar defamation judgment against rapper DMX (Earl Simmons) because he was not properly served. The judge was persuaded that Mr.…
Legal Profession Blog
Dysfunctional Family
The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended a suspension of one year, with all but three months suspended and unsupervised probation for nine months where an attorney had filed a…
Legal Profession Blog
Opinion Not Defamatory
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department affirmed an order dismissing a complaint alleging defamation brought by the former office manager of a law firm. The statements…
ContractsProf Blog
Kill Lancome!
Uma Thurman is mad. In fact, I haven't seen her this mad since Michael Madsen shot her in the chest, took her samurai sword and buried her alive. She is…
Media Law Prof Blog
Turkish President Signs Amended Penal Code Article 301 Into Law
The President of Turkey has signed into law the amendment of Penal Code Article 301, which now makes it a crime to insult the Turkish nation rather than Turkishness. Many…
Media Law Prof Blog
Literary Agent Sues Wikimedia, Claiming Defamation
Barbara Bauer, a literary agent in Matawan, New Jersey, has gone to court over a Wikipedia article (since removed) that called her the "dumbest of the twenty worst" literary agents,…