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TortsProf Blog
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Bob Rabin discusses Dominion's defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani here.Dorit Reiss answers two questions: 1. What happens if the Covid vaccine injures you? 2. Should we deny medical care to…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Calling Someone Homosexual No Longer Defamatory per se New York Court Rules
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Until recently, falsely accusing someone of being gay was considered defamatory per se in New York. Recently however, a New York appellate court broke with decades of precedent in ruling…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Limits of Discovery Rule in Defamation Claims in the Age of the Internet
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
The longstanding one-year statute of limitations for defamation actions in Illinois could be on its way out. The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the question of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Lidsky on Post, The Social Foundations of Defamation (1986) @lidskylidsky
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, University of Missouri School of Law, has published Post, Robert C., The Social Foundations of Defamation Law: Reputation and the Constitution, 74 Calif. L. Rev. 691 (1986)…
Lex Insight Blog
Mobashar Jawed Akbar Vs. Priya Ramani : Criminal Defamation (05/2019 – DLCT120000252019)
By Lex Insight
Read full judgment and download. MJ AKBAR v. PRIYA RAMANI PDF
Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law
When Does a Business Review Constitute Defamation?
By Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law at WFU
By: R. Daniel Johnson As the business world continues to evolve, one increasingly important aspect of business success is the online reviews left by customers. Customer satisfaction has always been…
Religion Clause
New Hampshire Priest Sues Conservative Catholic Website For Defamation
A suit alleging defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress was filed last Friday in a New Hampshire federal district court by a New Hampshire Catholic priest against the controversial…
Canna Law Blog
Cannabis Litigation: An Introduction to California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute
By Jihee Ahn
As I mentioned in my last post, litigation claims continue to evolve and expand in the cannabis industry, and we’ve noticed substantial interest in defamation claims. In follow up, here…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Alex Jones Loses Appeal
Alex Jones and InfoWars were sanctioned in 2019. See my prior post here. Now, Mr. Jones' motion to dismiss has been denied. Alex Jones has been sued in Texas by…
Pay or Play
Follow up: Faizon Love, Universal Make Nice
By Jody Simon
We recently reported on a lawsuit that the actor Faizon Love brought in November against Universal Pictures. Love was one of the stars of the 2009 movie Couples Retreat, whose…