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10th Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict in Century Martial Art Supply Case
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the jury verdict in the case of Century Martial Art Supply v. National Association of Professional Martial Artists and International Ikon, Inc.,,…
California Employment Law Update
Executive And Company Are Liable For Attorneys’ Fees Of Employee Whom They Sued
By Tony Oncidi
Ampex Corp. v. Cargle, 128 Cal. App. 4th 1569 (2005) Ampex Corporation and its president and chairman of the board, Edward J. Bramson, sued an anonymous poster to an Internet…
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California Appellate Court Allows Some Claims to Proceed in Case Against Loftus, Other Defendants in Defamation Case
In 2002, Skeptical Inquirer, the house publication of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) published two articles by Elizabeth Loftus and Melvin Guyer arguing…
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Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Houston Chronicle; No Actual Malice in Story About Smith County Prosecutors
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Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling; University Not Liable for Defamatory Statements
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Cleveland Browns Player Loses Defamation Claim Against Cleveland Radio Station
Cleveland Browns player David Wohlabaugh has lost his appeal against Salem Communications Corporation and local station WKNR for erroneously reporting in 2001 that he was arrested by the police. In…
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Gary Condit Settles With Dominick Dunne Over Defamation Allegations
Former Congressperson Gary Condit has settled his $11 million defamation suit against celebrity journalist Dominick Dunne. At issue were comments that Dunne made on the "Laura Ingraham Show" and in…
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Teenager Loses Defamation Suit Against Boston Magazine
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Judge Wins Defamation Suit Against Boston Herald, Reporter
Judge Ernest B. Murphy has won his libel suit against the Boston Herald and its reporter David Wedge. A jury decided this week that Wedge had misquoted him, leading to…
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Russian Newspaper Loses Defamation Case
A Russian newspaper owned by Boris Berezovsky has paid up in a defamation case filed by Alfa Bank last summer. Kommersant had published an article in which it suggested that…