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Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/11/08
By Rob La Gatta
The end of the work week, and here in Seattle that brings the first sun we've seen in a long time. It also brings these posts:Recent case could make Ohio…
Employer Law Report
Recent Case Could Make Ohio Employers More Vulnerable To Defamation Claims
A recent Ohio court of appeals decision suggests that Ohio employers may want to be even more careful regarding what they say about alleged employee misconduct.
Media Law Prof Blog
An Additional Post Regarding Sparks v. Reneau Publishing
Mr. Dennis Sparks sent me an email yesterday about the post U. S. District Court Holds That City Manager, As Public Official, Must Show Actual Malice in Defamation Suit Against…
Media Law Prof Blog
Truthiness? He Can’t Handle Truthiness!
I checked several sites to see if this story is true. Apparently it is. Tough guy Chuck Norris is suing publisher Penguin and author Ian Spector for unjust enrichment, trademark…
Media Law Prof Blog
Georgia Appellate Court: Summary Judgment Appropriate in Defamation Lawsuit Against Savannah Paper
The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision granting summary judgment in favor of the Savannah Morning News (Morris Publishing Group), which had been sued for defamation…
Rush on Business
Clemens Throws High Hard One
By Rush Nigut
Roger Clemens has sued his former trainer for defamation in an attempt to regain his Hall of Fame reputation. The WSJ Law Blog has a great story on the lawsuit.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
From the blog sports desk: updates on Bonds, Clemens, Jones and Vick
Main January 7, 2008From the blog sports desk: updates on Bonds, Clemens, Jones and VickThanks to fellow bloggers, I can review the latest sports news through links to others' coverage.…
TortsProf Blog
Clemens Sues McNamee (Updated with Complaint)
The AP is reporting that Roger Clemens is suing trainer Brian McNamee for defamation, evidently beating McNamee (who has threatened suit against Clemens) to court. This is despite Clemens's professed…
California Employment Law Update
Release Enforced As To Defamation And Overtime Claims – But Not Claim Under USERRA
By Tony Oncidi
Perez v. Uline, Inc., 157 Cal. App. 4th 953 (2007) On the day that Brian Perez, a captain in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, returned to work after duty…
Media Law Prof Blog
Website Operator Granted Motion to Dismiss
The district court for the Northern District of West Virginia has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Miss West Virginia, Allison Williams, against a website operator, Joseph Vitagliano,…