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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Defamation Lawsuit Against Trump Jr. Allowed to Proceed
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
When you’re a politician, your career is made or broken on your reputation. Donald Trump has been sued for defamation several times, with varying rates of success. Now his son,…
The IP Law Blog
Could Netflix Be Liable in “When They See Us” Defamation Case?
By Scott Hervey, Josh H. Escovedo
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Manhattan prosecutor against Netflix over her portrayal in the “When…
The IP Law Blog
Could Netflix Be Liable in “When They See Us” Defamation Case?
By Scott Hervey
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Manhattan prosecutor against Netflix over her portrayal in the “When…
MediaWrites
Case Update: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd; Nationwide News Pty Limited; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27
The finding is significant because it means that the threshold for potential defamation liability is met by the hosts of social media pages in relation to third party comments on…
Media Law Prof Blog
Long on All I Really Need To Know About Defamation Law In the 21st Century I Learned From Watching Hulk Hogan @UTKLaw
Alex B. Long, University of Tennessee College of Law, has published All I Really Need to Know About Defamation Law in the 21st Century I Learned From Watching Hulk Hogan,…
PrawfsBlawg
SB8 and New York Times v. Sullivan
Main Wednesday, September 01, 2021SB8 and New York Times v. SullivanMary Ziegler (Florida State) describes SB8 as the culmination of a decades-long strategy, centered in Texas, to use civil litigation…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurer’s Report to Insurance Fraud Authorities is Privileged
By Barry Zalma
It is not Defamation to Report a Suspected Fraud to the State Cholla Bay Hotel Group LLC; CBHG Management S.A. DE C.V.; Desert Springs Equestrian Center LLC (“DSEC”); and Lorilei…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Tosses OAN’s Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois Chicago School of LawThe Ninth Circuit ruled this week that OAN failed to state a case for defamation against MSNBC host Rachel Maddow for…
Media Law Prof Blog
Douglas on Defamation Actions and Australian Politics
Michael Douglas, The University of Western Australia Law School, is publishing Defamation Actions and Australian Politics in the UNSW Law Journal Forum (2021). Here is the abstract.In recent years, politicians…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Declines to Halt Nunes’s Defamation Claim Against Washington Post
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois School of LawJudge Carl Nichols (D.D.C.) this week denied the Washington Post's motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by House Permanent Select Committee on…