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New York Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Newspaper; Finds Headline Was “Fair Index” Of Article
The New York Supreme Court, New York County, has granted a newspaper's motion to dismiss in a defamation action brought by plaintiffs who alleged that the newspaper's coverage of their…
Media Law Prof Blog
John Grisham, Barry Scheck, Others Sued for Defamation
Bill Peterson, an Oklahoma DA, and Gary Rogers, a former OSBI agent, are suing John Grisham and several others for defamation in connection with the decades old murder case of…
TortsProf Blog
Cheating Husband’s Suit Against Florist Dismissed
OnPoint reports that Judge Nancy F. Atlas of the S.D. of Texas has dismissed the suit filed by Leroy Greer against 1-800-Flowers for damages and "mental anguish" because the florist…
Media Law Prof Blog
UK Author Wins Defamation Suit Appeal Using Reynolds Defense
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of an author who lost a defamation case last year against a police officer. Michael Charman had alleged that Graeme McLagan's book…
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When the Celebrity B-List (or C-, or D-) and Tort Law Collide, We’re All Winners
You can't help but have a good day when you get to quote this lede:Former "Survivor" contestant Jonny Fairplay sued Danny Bonaduce, alleging battery and emotional distress after Bonaduce tossed…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Defamation, Bad Faith and Legal Malpractice
Here is a report from Law.Com on an appellate reversal after a trial on a bad faith and legal malpractice case. Plaintiff said that the insurance company should have offered to settle…
Media Law Prof Blog
U. S. District Court Holds that City Manager, as Public Official, Must Show Actual Malice in Defamation Suit Against Newspaper
In Sparks v. Reneau Publishing, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has held that the former city manager for the city of Silsbee, Texas, is…
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Judge Rules Congressman Must Provide Deposition in Defamation Lawsuit
District Court Judge Rosemary M. Collyer has told Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.) that he must provide further information via a deposition the defamation lawsuit that Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich…
Media Law Prof Blog
Judge Rules Condit Must Pay Newspaper’s Lawyer Fees
Gary Condit, the former Congressman who has filed numerous lawsuits against various media who have covered his involvement with Chandra Levy, the young woman whose remains were found in Washington…
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Dan Rather Sues CBS, Viacom
Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather has sued CBS, Viacom, and CBS President Leslie Moonves for forcing him to leave the position he had held for over two decades in…