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Defamation
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Media Law Prof Blog
Egyptian Court Jails Journalist For Insulting President
An Egyptian court has sentenced editor Ibrahim Eissa to a year in prison for publishing criticism of President Hosni Mubarek in the form of an article that called for Mubarek…
Media Law Prof Blog
Three Students Sue Profs For Defamation
Three students are suing two Montana State University profs over a painting that the trio claims depicts them as "weasels". The artist created the painting, called "Six Foolish Weasels and…
Media Law Prof Blog
Chef Wins Defamation Suit Against Evening Standard
Chef Gordon Ramsay, star of the show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, has won a defamation suit against the Evening Standard, which had published an article stating that the show had faked…
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British Former Police Officer Alleges Defamation; Trial Underway
A British ex-police officer has alleged Graeme McLagan book Bent Coppers defamed him, and he is suing. The defense is the "Reynolds defense", first developed in the case of Reynolds…
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Egyptian Journalists On Trial
Three journalists and an attorney are on trial for defamation over the publication of a list of names of judges they claim were involved in fraud during recent elections in…
Media Law Prof Blog
Heather Mills McCartney To Proceed With Defamation Suit
Heather Mills McCartney has decided to file suit against News of the World, alleging defamation over the paper's publication of 1988 photographs, and an accompanying article. Mills says the photos…
The Trademark Blog
Paradise By The Dashboard Light
WSJ Law Blog: "Meat Loaf Sues Former Collaborator Over "Bat Out Of Hell."
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Blog law suit dismissed : Advertising agency, lawyers look like clowns
The advertising agency suing Maine blogger, Lance Dutson, relating to blog posts about wasteful spending of Maine's tax dollars in the advertising agencies pitch of Maine tourism has been voluntarily…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Conservation Council of New Brunswick Inc. v. Encon Group Inc. [2006] N.B.J. No. 190, New Brunswick Court of Appeal
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal held that the Insurer had a duty to defend the defamation claim brought against the Insured. The Insurer did not demonstrate that the allegations…
Media Law Prof Blog
Sharon Stone Wins Libel Lawsuit
Actress Sharon Stone has won her defamation suit against England's Daily Mail. The paper had printed a story in which it alleged that she had dined with a "mystery male…