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Fifth Circuit Upholds Lower Court Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Former Swiss Ambassador, Wife Based on Lack of Jurisdiction
The U.S. FIfth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a lawsuit involving defamation, IIED and other claims against Hubert Burda Media, Bertelsmann AG, and Gruner & Jahr on…
California Employment Law Update
Employer Was Permitted To Report To NASD Reasons For Terminating Broker-Dealer
By Tony Oncidi
Fontani v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, 129 Cal. App. 4th 719 (2005) Wells Fargo terminated Marco Fontani, one of its NASDregistered broker-dealers. Following Fontani’s termination, Wells Fargo filed a Form…
The Trademark Blog
Rush Limbaugh v. DRM
Rush Limbaugh on Digitial Rights Management technology. Via Boing Boing.
Media Law Prof Blog
Texas Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court; Finds for Media Appellants in Defamation Case
In Associated Press v. Boyd, the media appellants challenged the denial of summary judgment motions in a defamation suit brought by an attorney over published articles that summarized the attorney's…
Media Law Prof Blog
Accusation That Former Employee Posted Offensive Content on Website Not Defamatory According to 7th Circuit
In Cody v. Taft Harris, the 7th Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that a employer's statement that a former employee posted "offensive content" on its website is not…
Media Law Prof Blog
1st Circuit Upholds District Court Decision In “Madonna Boyfriend” Case
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the district court's ruling in Amrak Productions v. Morton, in which James Albright, "a former bodyguard and lover…
Media Law Prof Blog
Oriana Fallaci to Stand Trial for Defamation of Islam
An investigative judge in Bergamo, Italy is ordering prosecutors to proceed with charges against writer Oriana Fallaci for defamation of Islam in her book The Force of Reason under articles…
Media Law Prof Blog
Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Defamation Suit, Reverses Sanctions Against Plaintiff
A Michigan plaintiff has lost his appeal against a slate of tv stations in a defamation lawsuit but won the appeal for a reversal of the sanctions imposed by the…
Media Law Prof Blog
Bob Lobel Sues Darby Conley for Defamation
Michael McCann and Greg Skidmore's Sports Law Blog has posted an item about sportscaster Bob Lobel's defamation suit against cartoonist Darby Conley. Thanks for Professor McCann for alerting me to…
Media Law Prof Blog
2nd Circuit Upholds “Clear and Convincing” Standard Proof of Falsity in Defamation Case
In DiBella v. Hopkins, the 2nd Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that under state law, the public figure plaintiff's burden of proof of falsity in a defamation case…