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Defamation
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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Defamation Suit Barred as Statements Protected by Privilege
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
An Illinois appeals court recently found a political candidate in Madison County could not be held liable for defamation for statements in a press release finding that the allegedly defamatory…
Blue Ocean Law Group Blog
Defamation Dispute Resolution Pre-Lawsuit 🔥 Legal Wizard [Australia]
Our innovative Defamation Dispute Resolution Pre-Lawsuit Wizard [Australia] includes Embedded Lawyer-Logic that will guide you to determine which related legal claims you may potentially have. If the relevant Limitation Periods…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Seventh Circuit Finds in Favor of Newspaper in Defamation Suit over Article Detailing Trustee’s Breach of Fiduciary Duties
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
The Seventh Circuit federal appeals court recently determined that a Wisconsin newspaper did not commit defamation when it published a 2018 story concerning a local financial adviser. In affirming the…
Legal Profession Blog
See You In Discovery
Another day, another defeat for the defendant/respondent formerly known as America's Mayor.Chief Judge Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied in total his motion…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
True The Vote Found in Contempt
There have been a lot of crazy lawsuits since 2020. One of those lawsuits concerns True the Vote. True the Vote is a conservative Texas non-profit that has been around…
Achkar Law Blog
How to Defend Against a Defamation Claim
Defamation is the act of harming an individual’s or business’ reputation by making an untrue statement, oral or written, to another person. This article will explain how to defend against…
Leahy Tax Blog
Chess World in Uproar as Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Reigning World Champion Carlsen
By Jake Leahy
The chess world has been turned upside down, by a 19-year-old champion who defeated the perennial greatest in the world, Magnus Carlsen. After the teenager defeated Carlsen at the Sinquefield…
Commercial Litigation Update
Actual Malice in the Age of #fakenews
Public figures are fighting back against fake news. In the most recent headline from the world of celebrity defamation cases, E. Jean Carroll is suing former President Trump for statements…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
First Circuit Rejects Defamation Claim by Conspiracy Theorist and January 6 Attendee
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois Chicago School of LawThe First Circuit flatly rejected a defamation case filed by a conspiracy theorist and attendee at the January 6 insurrection against…
Real Bankruptcy Intel
What We’re Reading This Week [October 14, 2022]
By Danielle A. Corn, Sean T. Scott, Aaron Gavant, Ashley Anglade
On October 12th, Bloomberg reported that Alex Jones will join his bankrupt media production company, Free Speech Systems, in a court-supervised settlement with the families of the Sandy Hook school…