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Defamation
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The Right Coast
Cov Cath: Judge rules lawsuit against Washington Post can continue
CINCINNATI - A federal judge is allowing a portion of Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann's lawsuit against The Washington Post to continue after first dismissing the case.After reviewing an amended complaint,…
Aliant Blog
Best Practices for Handling Negative Online Reviews
Defamation or Free Speech? If you own a business, chances are that you will receive a negative review every now and then. However—what if the post is blatantly false or defamatory,…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Company May Characterize Employee as a Compliance Risk
In certain circumstances, a company’s statement that one of its employees poses a significant and unacceptable compliance risk is not defamatory. According to a recent federal appellate decision, such a…
The Trademark Blog
Complaint in Mossack Fonseca v Netflix (re LAUNDROMAT – the Panama Papers movie)
Well, now we know there's a movie named The Laundromat coming up on Netflix. Mossack Fonseca is the Panamanian law firm implicated in the 'Panama Papers' incident. The Laundromat is…
The Trademark Blog
2d Circuit: Palin v. NY Times – Could we use a dispositive motion between Rule 12b6 and Rule 56?
This defamation suit involves a gun-control editorial published by the NY Times, which argued that a "link to political incitement was clear" between an ad circulated by Sarah Palin's PAC…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Lawsuit Over Yelp Review Raises Questions of Defamation vs First Amendment Rights
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Online review sites such as Yelp have been the bane of companies’ existence ever since they first started popping up on the internet. While businesses work hard to provide each…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Woman Sued by Doctor for Defamation and Libel for Leaving Allegedly False Yelp Review
Close-Ups
Florida Corporate Executive Escapes Defamation Liability For Statements Made In Board Meeting
On September 18, 2019, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal held in Hullick v. Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co. & Hayworth that a corporation's board of directors' discussions during…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Could Contacting Your Representatives Count as Defamation?
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
As the call for political activism has grown louder and wider in the past few years, most of us have seen or heard people urging us to call our political…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Miami Strip Club Entitled to Coverage for Models’ Defamation Lawsuit
By Michael S. Levine, Geoffrey B. Fehling
A Florida district court recently held that an insurer wrongfully refused to defend a Miami-based strip club in a lawsuit filed by 17 models claiming that the club used their…