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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Jury Awards $4 Million in Alex Jones Trial
On Thursday, the jury in the Alex Jones trial awarded $4 million to the two parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis as compensatory damages. Compensatory damages are intended to compensate…
Ethicking
What the heck…I mean you all saw that, right?
I’ve been deep in trial prep the last few days (and ahead of seeing my nerd friends at the Chicago conference, but that doesn’t mean my phone hasn’t been utterly…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Alex Jones Caught in Apparent Lie
Alex Jones is really having a tough time in court. He has had some bad days during his defamation trial, but Wednesday was probably the worst. He finally took the…
The Right Coast
Alex Jones Testifies That Sandy Hook Judgment Could Doom His Media Empire – WSJ
Any compensation above $2 million will sink us and shut us down, Mr. Jones testified Wednesday.via www.wsj.comHe's probably exaggerating. So make it at least $10 million. Or $100 million to…
Close-Ups
Truth Remains an Absolute Defense Against Defamation Claims
By Lee S. Brenner, Jonathan Mireles
This client alert was also published in Westlaw Today. A Michigan State Court recently dismissed claims against Euclid Media Group, the parent company to several media properties, including Deadline Detroit,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Alex Jones Lies on the Stand
So, Alex Jones finally took the stand in the defamation case against him. I have written about that ongoing trial here and here. Perhaps, it is not surprising that he…
The Right Coast
Gibson s Bakery May Only Survive for the Next Couple of Months, Pleads With Court To Collect Against Oberlin College
It is over 3 years since Gibson s Bakery obtained judgment against Oberlin College for almost $32 million, which with accumulated interest nears $36 million, the amount of a bond…
Tort Talk
Opinions or Insults Cannot Support a Defamation Claim
In the case of Durando v. The Trustees of the U. of Penn., No. 21-756 (E.D. Pa. June 17, 2022 Beetlestone, J.), the court granted a Defendant’s Motion for Summary…
UK Human Rights Blog
Vardy 0 – 1 Rooney: Wagatha Christie solved at last
The judgment in Vardy v Rooney [2022] EWHC 2017 can be found HERE. The case was a game of two other halves – Coleen Rooney, wife of Wayne, and Rebekah…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Defamation Trial Goes Poorly for Alex Jones
The Infowars defamation trial resumed on Friday. A former Infowars employee testified via a taped deposition. The employee testified that he warned staff writers several times that they were speculating,…