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MediaWrites
Aven & Others v Orbis: Defamation meets Data Protection
By Bryony Hurst
This summer, the UK High Court handed down judgment in a case which significantly blurred the lines between defamation and data protection law. This speed read provides a summary of…
Legal Profession Blog
It’s Bitter In The Bahamas
The dismissal of certain allegedly defamatory statements in a dispute between wealthy Bahamian neighbors has been affirmed by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial DepartmentHere, the motion…
Media Law Prof Blog
Garry on The Erosion of Common Law Privacy and Defamation @USDKnudsonLaw
Patrick M. Garry, University of South Dakota School of Law, has published The Erosion of Common Law Privacy and Defamation: Reconsidering the Law's Balancing of Speech, Privacy, and Reputation at…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
General Liability Insurer Must Defend Trademark and Other IP Claims
On November 25, 2020, an Illinois federal judge ruled in Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. S.B.C. Flood Waste Solutions, Inc., that an Iowa based insurance company must continue to defend…
Texas Anti-Slapp Blog
En Banc Ft. Worth COA Says “Sexual Predator” is Not Defamatory and Remands on a Reverse Rohrmoos Analysis
By Sean Lemoine
Mogged et al v. Lindamood et al, 02-18-00126-CV, 2020 WL 7074390 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Dec. 3, 2020, no pet. h.) started back in May 2015 and involves a local election…
California Employment Law Update
Court Affirms $4.26 Million Jury Award For “Self-Published Defamation”
By Tony Oncidi
Tilkey v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2020 WL 6268474 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) Allstate terminated Michael Tilkey, a 30-year employee who sold life insurance, after Tilkey’s arrest in Arizona following a…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Wednesday Worklaw Alert: Defamation Lawsuit Against President Trump to Move Forward
Last Tuesday, a federal court denied the Justice Department’s attempt to block a defamation lawsuit filed by journalist E. Jean Carroll against President Trump. Caroll has accused Trump of raping…
The IP Law Blog
“Inspired By” Characters in Movies and TV – Defamation Lawsuit As a Spinoff
By Scott Hervey
In the past few years there has been a number of libel claims based on an unfavorable portrayal of a real person in either a television program or motion picture…
The IP Law Blog
“Inspired By” Characters in Movies and TV – Defamation Lawsuit As a Spinoff
By Scott Hervey
In the past few years there has been a number of libel claims based on an unfavorable portrayal of a real person in either a television program or motion picture…
Bill Madden's Blog
Defamation claim: Administration of deep sleep therapy at Chelmsford Private Hospital.
By Bill Madden
Herron v HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] FCA 1687 (available on the Federal Court website) dealt with two applicant’s claims for defamation arising from a chapter in a book titled Fair Game: The…