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The Trademark Blog
It’s not shameful to date Jane Krakowski, whether you did or not: My Pillow guy loses defamation case – SDNY
The Daily Mail published an article that Michael Lindell, the My Pillow guy, alleging that he had had a "secret romance" with the actress Jane Krakowski, wooing her with flowers…
The Securities Law Blog
Advisor Hub: U5 Defamation Wins Stack Up, But Tables Have Not Turned to Brokers’ Advantage, Lawyers Say
U-5 defamation has been an issue for brokers since I began practicing law, and not much has changed to address the issue - except for U-5 filings to become absolutely…
MediaWrites
“This is serious, Mum”: Serious harm considered in Rader v Haines
INTRODUCTION On 1 July 2021, new defamation laws came into effect which enacted the Model Defamation Amendment Provisions 2020 (“MDAPs” – for more information on the MDAPs, click here). One…
MediaWrites
Australian Government proposes to shift publication liability from social media page owners to providers with the draft Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2021
Introduction In September 2021, the High Court in Fairfax Media Publications v Voller [2021] HCA 27 (Voller) determined that the owners of public Facebook pages were the publishers of defamatory…
Religion Clause
Ministry Designated As "Hate Group" Asks Supreme Court To Reconsider "Actual Malice" Test For Defamation
A petition for certiorari (full text) has been filed with the U.S. Supreme court in Coral Ridge Media Ministries, Inc. v. Southern Poverty Law Center, (cert. filed 11/24/2021). In the case, the…
Future Lawyer
Rat Disses The Stoics.
By rickgeorges
Rat has some difficulty with Stoic philosophy. Related StoriesGroucho Marx Said It Best.What, Me Retire? My Wife Won't Let Me. Not.If You See Something, Say Something.
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 22-26, 2021)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon. Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
First Circuit Holds That Massachusetts-Based Court Lacked Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Website That Allegedly Defamed a Domestic Resident
In Lin v. TipRanks, Ltd., No. 20-1001 (1st Cir. Nov. 23, 2021), the First Circuit elides a difficult question of personal jurisdiction – whether federal constitutional due process “permits a…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Appeals court rejects Hearst’s bid for reconsideration of defamation ruling involving Iowa dairy farm
By Rox Laird
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday denied the publisher of Esquire magazine’s request for rehearing of its Sept. 15 panel ruling reversing in part a district…
Media Law Prof Blog
Gligorijevic on Taming the “Chilling Effect” of Defamation Law: English Experience and Implications for Australia @FederalReview
Jelena Gligorijevic, ANU College of Law, is publishing Taming the ‘Chilling Effect’ of Defamation Law: English Experience and Implications for Australia in volume 50 of the Federal Law Review (2022).…