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Bill Madden's Blog
Vindication of Professional Reputation Arising from Defamatory Online Publications.
By Bill Madden
Vindication of Professional Reputation Arising from Defamatory Online Publications is an open access article in the Beijing Law Review by Ian Freckelton QC. The abstract explains: This article identifies the…
Media Law Prof Blog
District Court Judge Dismisses OAN Defamation Suit Against Maddow, MSNBC
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed the lawsuit that Herring Networks, owner of One America News Network, brought against Rachel Maddow and other defendants, based on a statement Ms.…
Religion Clause
Defamation Suit Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Entanglement Doctrine
In Lippard v. Holleman, (NC App., May 19, 2020), the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a defamation suit brought by a former church pianist and vocalist…
Close-Ups
California Court Affirms Self-published Defamation Judgment
California employers beware. In Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. D074459 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 21, 2020) (Order), California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently affirmed a judgment on a…
Broadcast Law Blog
The Law of Defamation and Political Advertising Argued in Trump Suit Against Wisconsin TV Station
Political “issue advertising” – advertising run by groups like PACs and political parties rather than a candidate’s authorized campaign committees – is a rough and tumble world in which broadcasters…
Texas Anti-Slapp Blog
Fast on Their Feet, the Texas Supreme Court Side Steps Getting Tackled by the Defamation Mitigation Act.
By Sean Lemoine
Texas First Amendment Practitioners know and utilize the Defamation Mitigation Act (“DMA”) Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 73.051-.062. The DMA applies to all forms of defamation and provides…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Trump Campaign Files Defamation Lawsuit against The New York Times
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
A couple of weeks ago, President Donald Trump made history as the first sitting president to file a defamation lawsuit against a media outlet. President Trump’s reelection campaign filed a…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
President Trump’s Reelection Campaign Sues CNN for Defamation Seeking Millions in Damages
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
President Trump’s reelection campaign has filed its third defamation lawsuit against a major media outlet in less than two weeks. The news organization named in the latest libel suit is…
Close-Ups
Court Slaps Down Corporal Punishment Defamation Case Against Broadcasting Corporation
By Lee S. Brenner, Shantel H. Asada
The Los Angeles County Superior Court recently granted an anti-SLAPP motion brought by the defendant, MBC Broadcasting, Inc. (MBC), in a defamation suit based on news broadcasts by MBC. MBC…
A Lawyer's Blog
RELITIGATING BAD PUBLICITY IS A BAD IDEA
'There's no such thing as bad publicity' is often associated with Phineas T. Barnum, the 19th century American showman and circus owner. But in these days of the web, Yelp,…