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Defamation
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SCOV Law
Friday December 20, 2024: Defamation, Mootness, and Employment Law
The trouble with defamationBy Andy DelaneyThree opinions issued on Friday. In the first one, we look at the interplay between tort and criminal law, with a twist based on what I…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Why Did ABC Settle?
Given the controversial redefinitions of rape raised here over the past decade, the use of the word by George Stephanopoulos didn’t come anywhere near the fringes. Not that Trump cared.…
The Right Coast
NYT Hits Panic Button Over Trump Media Defamation Lawsuits for ‘Critical Coverage’ HotAir
How do we know that they were false and defamatory? ABC News and Disney paid out on the claim. Sixteen million dollars is a strong, if still tacit, admission of…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
UK firm considers suit against British Broadcasting Corporation over ‘inaccurate’ portrayal
The conduct of a Craybeck Law partner was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 programme
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
What Are Presumed Damages. 2024 Guide
By Mark Clark
What Are Presumed Damages: A Closer Look in 2024 Presumed damages are a type of legal remedy awarded in defamation cases without requiring proof of actual harm. The law…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing: Based on a (NOT) True Story – The Baby Reindeer Defamation Case
By Scott Hervey, Jamie Lincenberg
Did Netflix push the boundaries of “based on a true story”? Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss Harvey v. Netflix, the risks of docudramas, and explain how truth and fiction collide in…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing: Based on a (NOT) True Story – The Baby Reindeer Defamation Case
By Scott Hervey
https://youtu.be/-BprcuXIhDE?si=PGy1g9JowIGO5UP9 Did Netflix push the boundaries of “based on a true story”? Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss Harvey v. Netflix, the risks of docudramas, and explain how truth and fiction collide…
The Faculty Lounge
Law Professor Lauren Gilbert Settles with St. Thomas University
In several previous posts, I described how my client, tenured full Professor Lauren Gilbert, was initially summarily terminated by St. Thomas University College of Law, then reinstated after I sued…
Simple Justice
When Does “Final, Rudy” Mean Final, Rudy?
Not that his collection of wristwatches was any big deal, despite the media calling it a collection of luxury watches. but whatever they were, they were supposed to be handed…
Law Times News
Teacher can proceed with defamation lawsuit against school board over gender identity comments: OCA
Court dismissed school board's anti-SLAPP motion against teacher, saying claim meets threshold