Topic
Defamation
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ILN IP Insider
Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases
By James P. Flynn of Epstein Becker Green
Legend has it that shortly after Adam was created, he complained: 'O, Lord! you have given the lion fierce teeth and claws, and the elephant formidable tusks; you have given…
The Right Coast
Court won’t hear appeal in Oberlin College $25M judgment | AP News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not take up an appeal of a $25 million judgment against Oberlin College in a business lawsuit claiming…
MediaWrites
Fork in the road: Australian internet defamation law reform options released
By Joel Parsons
If they become law, these reforms will significantly clarify the position in relation to the potential liability of the various participants in the internet. Critically there are two potential models…
Legal Profession Blog
A Matter Of Opinion
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a defamation actionThis appeal presents difficult questions concerning the actionability of speech that is defamatory—that is, injurious to a person’s reputation—but that…
Family
Ex-Husband’s Claims of Bigamy In Dismissed Lawsuit Are Still Privileged
By Miles Mason
Statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, as long as they are pertinent or relevant, are absolutely privileged. Tennessee case summary on defamation claim. Christie Lee (Upchurch) Vanwinkle…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Alleged Norval Morisseau forgery leads to 9-year defamation and harassment campaign against lawyer
'They don't have to believe it. They just have to wonder whether it's true.'
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Alleged Norval Morisseau forgery leads to defamation and harassment campaign against lawyer
'They don't have to believe it. They just have to wonder whether it's true.'
Texas Employment Lawyer
Fake News: Libel and Defamation Per Se
[caption id="attachment_3434" align="alignleft" width="209"] Texas Employment Lawyer Marcos De Hoyos[/caption] You are standing in the line of a supermarket. As the queue tests your patience, you take a brief glance…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Jury Awards $45 Million in Alex Jones Trial
On Friday, the jury in Alex Jones' defamation trial heard evidence about his net worth. At the close of the trial, the jury awarded the two parents $45.2 million as…
Media Law Prof Blog
Young on Permanent Injunctions in Defamation Actions @hilaryanyoung @UNBLaw
Hilary Young, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Faculty of Law, has published Permanent Injunctions in Defamation Actions. Here is the abstract.In the internet era, permanent injunctions prohibiting defamatory speech are…