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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
$20 Million suit against 2 blogs
When you hear about lawsuits versus bloggers, they're more than likely along this vein. Lindsay Lohan pal Samantha Ronson has filed a lawsuit against two blogs, claiming libel. From Gia…
Media Law Prof Blog
Restaurant Owner Sues Paper For Defamation: Are Its Anonymous Restaurant Reviews Over?
Restaurant owner Alex Plotkin, unhappy over a review of the food at his place, Chops, in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, is suing the Philadephia Inquirer and its food critic, Craig LaBan,…
TortsProf Blog
Philly Food Critic’s Anonymity Threatened By Litigation
The food critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer was unimpressed by a steak he got at a restaurant called "Chops," and said so in a review. The restaurant, displeased, sued for…
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Police Chief sues blogger
Alleging he's been defamed, the Salisbury, Maryland Police Chief has sued a blogger for $9,999 in damages. Presumably the $9,999 number comes as result of a $10,000 limit for small…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Falsified Timecard Was Not Terminated Because Of His Disability
By Tony Oncidi
King v. United Parcel Serv., 2007 WL 1493316 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Richard King, a supervisorial employee who had worked for UPS for almost 30 years, was terminated for an…
The Trademark Blog
“Kitchen Nightmares” Just A Bad Dream?
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been sued by a former restaurant manager, alleging that Ramsay falsified scenes for a Fox reality show, "Kitchen Nightmares." Coverage here. Email me for a…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Cozen O’Connor Defamation and Legal Malpractice Case Dismissed
Law Com Reports: "A Philadelphia judge has tossed out of court the defamation action brought against Cozen O'Connor by a Main Line building fortune heir. A dispute over family money…
The Right Coast
StanfordTroll gets sued Tom Smith
A Yale Law School student who claims (plausibly, I would say) she was defamed in an anonymous internet post sues the troll in federal court.
Media Law Prof Blog
More On the Lott Defamation Lawsuit Against Steven Levitt
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that John Lott has filed a motion for a gag order to prevent leaks of information from documents obtained during discovery as his defamation…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Canada to expand liability for bloggers?
Bob Ambrogi picks up on recent developments in Canada where a plaintiff is alleging that a defendant publisher can be liable for referencing on the defendant's blog a third party's…