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Defamation
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
Most lawsuits settle. Here’s why.
$787.5 million. That's how much Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems to settle its claims of defamation related to bogus claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.…
Simple Justice
Does The Dominion v. Fox Settlement Matter?
No matter how many times Rudy Giuliani or Sidney Powell proclaimed they had overwhelming evidence, the failure to produce it made flagrant from the outset that they were full of…
PrawfsBlawg
Fox and Dominion settle
Main Tuesday, April 18, 2023Fox and Dominion settleFor $ 787.5 million, just on the Fox side of meeting halfway. Unsurprising.Settling the typical defamation is problematic from a First Amendment standpoint--the…
Faruki Blog
Are Sports Related Defamation Suits On The Upswing?
By jgreinerficlaw-com-jack-greiner
According to this article from Front Office Sports, there is an increasing amount of defamation litigation being filed by professional athletes. The article mentions suits by Trevor Bauer, Patrick Reed…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical: Defamation of surgeon by former medical student.
By Bill Madden
Musicki v de Tonnerre [2023] FCA 222 (on AUSTLII). Dr M obtained a default judgment in this matter, arising from Google review which was said to be false and defamatory.…
PrawfsBlawg
More thoughts on the ideological divide on free speech
Main Saturday, April 01, 2023More thoughts on the ideological divide on free speechThree stories and cases that illustrate the ideological/political divides over free speech.• The trial court in Dominion v.…
PrawfsBlawg
How else are you supposed to do it?
Main Friday, March 24, 2023How else are you supposed to do it?Journalist Jason Garcia is upset that the Speaker of the Florida House acknowledged that the bill altering state defamation…
AWATIF Legal Blog
What are the Punishments and Fines in Swearing and Libel for Public Employees in the UAE?
Defamation in the UAE is a criminal offence, as opposed to being a civil offence in some countries, and essentially means uttering false statements about a person which have the…
Religion Clause
Satanic Temple Is Not Limited Purpose Public Figure for Defamation Law Purposes
In The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Magazine LLC, (SD NY, March 8, 2023), a defamation suit by The Satanic Temple (TST) over a Newsweek article about it, a New…
ContractsProf Blog
Great News for Libelous Bloggers Everywhere!
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, the man himself, Eugene Volokh (left), reports on Arthaud v. Fuglie, a case in which plaintiff alleged that he had been defamed by a blog post…