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Jane Pauley Sues New York Times, DeWitt Publishing
Jane Pauley, formerly a co-host for the Today show, is suing the New York Times and DeWitt Publishing over an interview she says she was deceived into giving to a…
Media Law Prof Blog
Former NBA Player Sues Chicago Tribune, Other Media, for Defamation Over Mistaken Identification
Former NBA player and current TV commentator Eddie Johnson has sued the Chicago Tribune and other media outlets for mistakenly identifying him as the man involved in an assault on…
Rush on Business
Bloggers Beware!
By Rush Nigut
Iowa patent and technology lawyer Brett Trout recently posted about a couple of cases where bloggers were hit with big verdicts. One of the verdicts included $11.3 million awarded to…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Australian blogs really chilled by defamation laws
"A blog entry about a person will be considered defamatory if reasonable people would think less of the person because of the entry." Wow! Can that be true? That's per…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
UK bloggers uncaged with new libel law
Justin Patten and I have discussed that UK's strict defamation laws may be stymying UK law bloggers. Well, perhaps no more. Bob Ambrogi reports: Yesterday's House of Lords ruling easing…
Cam Law
Defamation Law Applies to Blogs Too
Bloggers can be sued for defamation, notes Lexblog, picking on a Washington Times article. Apparently a Florida jury awarded a woman $11.3 million in damages in a defamation law suit…
Media Law Prof Blog
Law Lords Give Media Increased “Breathing Room” in Defamation Decision
Britain's highest court has ruled that media who act responsibly and who are reporting on stories of public importance" may not be held liable for defamation. In the case of…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
$11.3 million damage award to chill bloggers?
Per the Washington Times, a Florida Jury awarded a woman $11.3 million in damages in a defamation law suit where another woman posted online messages referring to her as a…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal risks of blogging
Victoria Phynchon has posted an article by Jacqueline Klosek of Goodwin Procter LLP on the legal risks of blogging. Per Jacqueline, the legal issues blogs raise fall into numerous categories…
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Defamation for the 9/11 "docudrama"?