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Defamation
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New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Its the Country Music, The Country Lifestyle and Legal Malpractice
Here's a report from the NY Lawyer: "In Country Star's Divorce, Her Ex Sues Her lawyer, Her Maid Sues Everyone and the Beat Goes On New York Lawyer April 13,…
The Contingency
Don Slimus
Let us stipulate that MSNBC fired Don Imus today for commercial reasons. Let us further concede that CBS radio will likely do the same, and with the same rationale, soon. …
Drug & Device Law
Have You Ever Sent An Opinion To Your Client?
By Bexis
This is off-topic, but one of the curses of writing legal books (we both have) is having to update them. That means we have to set up automatic searches to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Form U-5 Statements Have Absolute Privilege, New York Court Rules
The New York Court of Appeals held that brokerage firms have an absolute privilege against defamation suits with respect to statements made on the U-5 Forms filed upon termination of…
Securities Law Prof Blog
$14 Million Arbitration Award Upheld Against Merrill
A federal district court refused to vacate a $14 million defamation award by a NYSE arbitration panel to three former Merrill Lynch brokers who said that they were fired as…
Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog
Puncturing of Large Inflatable Rat Leads to Defamation Suit Against an Attorney
Not only did I find the law interesting in this case, but it also caught my attention because lately as I have been heading out for lunch with my colleagues…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Who’s Your Daddy?
One of the alleged father's of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, is upset that people are claiming that his assertion of paternity is a fraud.According to Charles Proctor, Von Anhalt…
The Trademark Blog
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s Husband Sues Bill O’Reilly
Who can not click on the headline "Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband sues Bill O'Reilly"?
Media Law Prof Blog
Von Anhalt Sues O’Reilly For Defamation
Prince Frederic von Anhalt has sued Fox News host Bill O'Reilly for defamation in a California court for calling him a "fraud" over Mr. von Anhalt's claims that he is…
The IP Law Blog
California Supreme Court Affirms Broad Immunity for Defamatory Republication on the Internet
By Dale Campbell When can you knowingly republish defamatory statements without risk of liability? When you do so on the Internet. The California Supreme Court, in Barrett v. Rosenthal (November 2006)…