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Defamation
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Delaware Business Dispute Blog
Court of Chancery Dismisses Defamation Claim, Rejects Parties’ Stipulation to Hear Claim Under Clean-Up Doctrine
By Carl D. Neff
In the recent decision of DG BF, LLC, et al. v. Michael Ray, et al., C.A. No. 2020-0459-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 30, 2021), the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to…
Minding Your Business
Court Rules that New York’s New Anti-SLAPP Law Applies Retroactively
By Simona Weil
On June 30, 2021, pop star Kesha was reportedly handed a victory by a New York state court, which ruled that the state’s new anti-SLAPP legislation applied retroactively to music…
ContractsProf Blog
Roy Moore’s Claims Against Sacha Baron Cohen Dismissed
In 2018, Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, former U.S. Senate candidate agreed to be interviewed by Sacha Baron Cohen. As is his wont, Cohen misrepresented…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Smartmatic Challenges Fox News’ First Amendment Defense in $1.2 Defamation Lawsuit
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
News conglomerate Fox News finds itself fighting against not one, but two multi-billion dollar defamation lawsuits over its post-2020 election reporting. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits are the companies that…
New York Commercial Division Practice
Too “Privileged” To Be Held Liable for Defamation, Says the Commercial Division
“Relevant statements made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings are afforded absolute protection so that those discharging a public function may speak freely to zealously represent their clients without fear of…
PrawfsBlawg
Scope of discovery
Main Thursday, July 08, 2021Scope of discoveryA recurring theme with Donald Trump lawsuits is a stated hope that he will sue and the case will go forward, subjecting him to…
MediaWrites
A National ‘Reset’ Begins: Defamation law reforms come into effect in NSW, Victoria, and South Australia
The amendments contained in the MDAPs are the result of an 18-month national reform process which aimed to modernise Australia’s defamation laws for the digital age. The MDAPs were approved…
PrawfsBlawg
Reconsidering doctrine
Main Friday, July 02, 2021Reconsidering doctrineFrom the final Orders List: Justice Thomas again calls for reconsidering qualified immunity (p.30 of List), including that it makes no sense to us the…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Iowa Supreme Court Rule that Calling Landlord a “Slumlord” is not Defamatory
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Not every renter loves his landlord. And many people express their feelings, for better or for worse, on social media. However, sometimes what is said on social media can land…
Media Law Prof Blog
Rolph on The Concept of Publication in Defamation Law @dkrolph @SydneyLawSchool
David Rolph, University of Sydney Law School, is publishing The Concept of Publication in Defamation Law in volume 27 of the Torts Law Journal. Here is the abstract.Publication is an…