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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Second Alex Jones Jury Awards Almost $1 Billion
What sort of person seeks to profit from the murder of dozens of children? Twenty of the victims were between 6 and 7 years old. Yet, for years, Alex Jones sought…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Defamation by Docudrama – Inventing Anna
By Scott Hervey
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a defamation dispute between Rachel Williams – a victim of con artist Anna Sorokin – and Netflix, over…
Religion Clause
Pastor’s Defamation Suit Dismissed On Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds
In Weems v. Celebration Church of Jacksonville, Inc., (FL Cir. Ct., Sept. 28, 2022), a Florida state trial court dismissed on ecclesiastical abstention grounds a defamation lawsuit by the former…
PrawfsBlawg
Trump v. CNN
Main Tuesday, October 04, 2022Trump v. CNNDonald Trump has sued CNN for reporting and op-eds comparing him to Hitler and using the term "Big Lie;" he seeks $ 475 million…
Religion Clause
Messianic Jewish Missionaries May Proceed With Their Defamation Suit
In One for Israel v. Reuven,(SD FL, Sept. 26, 2022), a Florida federal district court in a defamation case held that Messianic Jewish missionaries are not necessarily "limited public figures"…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Alex Jones Has Apologized Enough, Or So He Says
Alex Jones really is the oddest litigant in a lawsuit. He is siting through a second trial for defamation. This time, his trial is in Connecticut state district court. Like…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
District Court Order Denying Dismissal of an Action Based on the “Church Autonomy Doctrine” Not Subject to Appellate Review Under Collateral Order Doctrine, Holds Second Circuit
In Belya v. Kapral, No.21-1498 (2d Cir. Sept. 16, 2022), the Second Circuit holds that it has no appellate jurisdiction over interlocutory orders allowing a defamation action to go forward…
Law Times News
Ontario court reverses ruling striking out claims for defamation, civil conspiracy
Pleadings were not deficient in particulars, were not an abuse of process, decision says
Simple Justice
Twits Can Defame; Libel Suit Proceeds Against Don Winslow
The outrage on the twitters was palpable. Imagine docs performing non-consensual hysterectomies on immigration detainees? It had to be true, because all the woke activists on twitter were going nuts…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 9, 2022)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good evening, Following are this week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario…