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Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against The Daily Beast
Eric Wedgewood (creator of a once-popular meme account on social media) sued The Daily Beast Company LLC (Daily Beast) for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED).…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Sued for Defamation by His Fiancé’s Brother
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and currently the world’s richest man, has been sued for defamation by Michael Sanchez, the brother of Bezos’s girlfriend/fiancé. In his complaint, filed in…
Legal Profession Blog
Alleged Master Of The Domain
A complaint recently filed by the Illinois Administrator alleges in part On or about September 11, 2018, Respondent purchased the domain name "firetheliarjudge.com" from GoDaddy, and used GoDaddy to create a…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Former Prosecutor Sues Netflix for Defamation in “When They See Us”
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Linda Fairstein was once lauded as a champion of women and victims of sexual assault when she was prosecuting the case against the Central Park Five in 1989 and after…
Simple Justice
When Linda Sued Ava
Most lawsuits for defamation turn out to be SLAPP suits, strategic lawsuits against public participation, whose purpose isn’t to win but to silence by exacting a cost to litigate and…
Simple Justice
The Business Of Bananas
Before sides were picked and bizarre and disgusting accusations leveled, a new Woody Allen movie was an event. They were a big deal, and his movies became cultural touchstones. Even…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Postmortem Defamation in a Society Without Truth for the Living
Reid K Weisbord recently published an Article entitled, Postmortem Defamation in a Society Without Truth for the Living, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law eJournal (2019).Defamation law limits the private action…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
#MeToo Movement has Spawned a Flood of New Defamation Lawsuits
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
As the sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein gets underway, people are reminded of the impact of the #MeToo movement on our justice system. We are also reminded of another…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Trump Campaign Files Defamation Lawsuit against The Washington Post over Claims in Opinion Editorial of Collusion with Russia
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
For the second time in a week, President Trump’s reelection campaign filed a defamation lawsuit against a major media outlet. The target of this lawsuit, filed in federal court in…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Private Investigator’s Defamation Claims Not Time Barred
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
A private investigator involved in a controversial investigation of a wrongful conviction, who was later alleged to have employed improper investigative techniques in a book and a documentary, sued several…