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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
InfoWars Producer Testified and Dodged
Well, as we might imagine, the Alex Jones Infowars trial is not going well for Infowars. A producer, Daria Karpov testified and she evaded many questions. She evaded questions about…
Media Law Prof Blog
Douglas on Publication of Defamation by Encouraging Third Party Comments on Social Media
Michael Douglas, The University of Western Australia Law School, has published Publication of Defamation by Encouraging Third Party Comments on Social Media at 138 Law Quarterly Reviw 362 (July 2022).…
The Right Coast
The View is served with cease and desist from Turning Point USA
Turning Point USA issued a scathing cease-and-desist letter to ABC News on Tuesday, calling for the Disney-owned company to retract the defamatory statements made earlier this week on The View or…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Alex Jones Damages Phase Starts
A jury has been selected in the defamation trial of Alex Jones. That is, a jury has been seated which will address the damages phase of his trial. This is…
Close-Ups
Personal Jurisdiction and the Calder Effects Test: Ninth Circuit Sides with Florida Plaintiff in Defamation Suit Against Bishops
On June 3, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Arizona district court erred in dismissing a defamation suit for lack of personal jurisdiction. The suit was…
PrawfsBlawg
Disinformation & Defamation: A Loss for Veritas, A Strike for Truth?
Main Monday, July 18, 2022Disinformation & Defamation: A Loss for Veritas, A Strike for Truth?A variety of defamation lawsuits connected to the discredited allegations of massive election fraud in the…
Bickerton Law Blog
UPDATED: Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard and the allegedly unsummoned juror: Can she get a new trial?
Bickerton Law Blog | An in-depth look at law news with legal analysis by Bickerton Law. New articles every Monday and Thursday. byBickerton Law **UPDATED: 7/13/2022 7:46 PM** Reuters reports…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Court Rules that HOA Manager’s Defamation Claims Barred by Qualified Privilege
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
An Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed a ruling dismissing the defamation claims filed by a manager of a homeowners association stemming from comments made about him during a meeting of…
The Securities Law Blog
D.E. Shaw Hedge Fund Manager Awarded 52 Million Dollars for Defamation
A FINRA arbitration panel awarded a hedge fund manager $60 million in damages for defamation against D.E. Shaw, three members of its executive committee and one of its managing directors.While…
Religion Clause
Certiorari Denied In Christian Ministry’s Challenge To Defamation Standard
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc. v. Southern Poverty Law Center, (Docket No. 21-802, certiorari denied 6/27/2022). In the case, the U.S. 11th Circuit…