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Media Law Prof Blog
Paper Loses Defamation Case Over Bad Review
The Belfast paper Irish News has lost a defamation case over its 2000 review of the food at a local eatery, the Goodfellas Restaurant and Pizzeria. The angry restaurant owner…
Media Law Prof Blog
Defamation and the Internet
Anthony M. Ciolli, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, has published "Defamatory Internet Speech: A Defense of the Status Quo." Here is the abstract.This brief essay is a critique of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Lawsuit Over “Saving Angelo”
Ten-year-old Dominic Scott Kay, who voiced Wilbur the Pig in the live action picture Charlotte's Web, has sued Conroy Kanter, who provided financing for his short film Saving Angelo. Mr.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Actress Sues Daily Mail For Defamation
The Media Guardian reports that Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Pride and Prejudice) is suing the Daily Mail over recent reports suggesting that she might be anorexic, even…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Firm’s Defamation Case over Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed
Sexter & Warmflash was fired by its client, who then sent it an angry letter. That letter brought a defamation case. It survived summary judgment, but the Appellate Division today…
Media Law Prof Blog
Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court on Defamation Claim
While refusing to abandon the innocent construction rule, the Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the finding of an appellate court that statements complained of as defamatory were capable of a…
TortsProf Blog
Inside Libel
A big local story is the libel suit brought by members of a Northampton family against Augusten Burroughs, contending that his book Running with Scissors (and the movie) defamed them. …
Media Law Prof Blog
Roberto Alagna Says He Plans to Sue Over “Boos”
Roberto Alagna, the tenor whose performance earned him "boos" from a La Scala audience last weekend, announced he plans to sue over the experience. His attorney said the fact that…
The Trademark Blog
“Michael Crichton Slurs A Critic”
Brendan Nyhan (author of 'Spinsanity'): "Michael Crichton Slurs A Critic," in which the Small Penis Rule in Libel law is discussed.
Proskauer on Privacy
Distributor Immunity for Defamatory Internet Publication
One update this week, and news regarding a significant new California Supreme Court decision on distributor immunity for defamatory Internet publications. New AG Position on Prop 83 We previously reported…