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Defamation
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The Securities Law Blog
UBS Pays $14.1 Million Defamation Award to Compliance Officer
After years of appealing the arbitrators' decision, UBS finally pays. The appeals of the original arbitration award increased the amount UBS had to pay by a reported $3 million. According…
The Right Coast
Colleges Should Pay Heed to Oberlin s Costly Libel Case
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- If colleges still thought there was little risk in taking up their students causes, they should reconsider in light of what has happened to Oberlin College. An Ohio appeals court…
Law Times News
Defamation lawyer Howard Winkler on why the unregulated metaverse is akin to the wild west
Decentraland neighbourhoods will need to establish community rules and IP law
A Lawyer's Blog
ATTORNEY V. ATTORNEY
R.W.H. v. J.R.L., Date filed: 2022-02-17, Court: Supreme Court, Richmond, Judge: Justice Ralph Porzio, Case Number: 151726/2021:"PROCEDURAL HISTORYPlaintiff R.W.H. (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) and Defendant J.R.L. (hereinafter “Defendant”) are attorneys located in…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Technology Company Files Defamation Lawsuit for $900 million against McDonald’s
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
People who want to be entrepreneurs are often told to find a problem in the world that they can solve, then build their business (and their marketing efforts) around solving…
SDNY Blog
Judge Kaplan Harshly Criticizes Donald Trump’s Delay Tactics in Defamation Case, Refuses Proposed Counterclaim Amendment
In an opinion Friday, Judge Kaplan denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to amend his answer to add a counterclaim against the plaintiff, E. Jean Carroll, who accuses…
Religion Clause
Defamation Suit Dismissed On Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine
In Heras v. Diocese of Corpus Christie, (TX App, March 10, 2022), a Texas state appellate court affirmed the dismissal on ecclesiastical abstention grounds of defamation suits by two priests who…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Trial against The New York Times
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Earlier this month, former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin lost her defamation suit against the New York Times when a federal jury found in favor of…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Statements of Opinion Do Not Qualify as Defamation
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Melissa McGurren, former co-host of the popular radio show, “Eric in the Morning,” recently sued Hubbard Radio Chicago for allegedly defaming her in an internal email in which an executive…
SDNY Blog
Judge Rakoff: It Would “Chill Protected Speech” To Hold NY Times Liable for Careless, Quickly-Corrected Editorial About Sarah Palin
In the long-running defamation case brought by Sarah Palin against the New York Times (see our prior coverage here), Judge Rakoff issued an opinion yesterday explaining his ruling from the…