Topic
Defamation
2,143 published works
Canada in Focus
Canadian court awards significant defamation damages — are online platforms immune?
Many think Canadian courts award relatively modest damage awards in tort cases, especially when compared to our U.S. neighbours. However, a recent case, Rook v Halcrow, shows that Canadian courts will…
PrawfsBlawg
The procedure of frivolous political defamation actions
Main Tuesday, March 03, 2020The procedure of frivolous political defamation actionsThe Donald Trump Campaign today sued the Washington Post in the District of D.C. over a June 2019 column by…
The Trademark Blog
ED VA: LAURA INGRAHAM and FOX NEWS Sue Skincare Site
Straightforward fact pattern. Website falsely claims that Laura Ingraham has left her job at Fox News to sell skincare products. [embeddoc url="https://martinschwimmer.lexblogplatformfour.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2020/02/fox-news-laura-ingraham-complaint-1.pdf" download="all"]
Close-Ups
Shia LaBeouf Walks Into a Bar . . . And Ends Up Losing an Anti-Slapp Motion
On November 19, 2019, the California Court of Appeal held that comments made by celebrity actor Shia LaBeouf in a private and isolated dispute were not a matter of public…
SDNY Blog
Judge Sullivan Dismisses Former Knick Charles Oakley’s Defamation Suit Against James Dolan and MSG
In an order last week, Judge Sullivan (sitting by designation in the Southern District) dismissed claims brought by former Knicks star Charles Oakley against Knicks owner James Dolan and several Madison…
Intellectual Property Trends
Judge Rules Against Kesha, Finds Kesha Liable for Defamation
By Peggy Keene
Involving huge names like Lady Gaga and Kesha, the New York Supreme Court was under a microscope when deciding another chapter in the long legal battle between pop artist Kesha…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
How Libel Law is Being Used Against MeToo Accusers
By Tracy Thomas
She Said, He Sued: How Libel Law is Being Turned Against MeToo Accusers***As more survivors have come forward to call out perpetrators of sexual assault and harassment, a legal backlash to…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Grants Defamation Damages
A recent Delaware decision is notable for two reasons. First, it provides an example of a relatively rare defamation finding in a decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery. In…
Close-Ups
Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against Crain Communications
By Lee S. Brenner, Nicole N. King
A circuit court in Cook County, Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of Crain Communications (a publishing company) and others for publishing an article in June 2016 that allegedly was…
Bill Madden's Blog
Child sexual abuse: Defamation claim arising from reporting of Royal Commission evidence
By Bill Madden
Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Ors; Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Ors; Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Ors; Feldman v Special Broadcasting Corporation [2020]…