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Libel
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Libel litigation in the blogosphere is low
Cathy Kirkman, publisher of Silicon Valley Media Law, has a nice post regarding libel litigation in the blogosphere. There's not much of it. She cites Glenn Reynolds' key points from…
Media Law Prof Blog
Who’s a Lard Brain?
Michael Keith-Smith, a former Conservative MP, has won a libel lawsuit against someone who called him a "lard brain," a "racist bigot", and a "nonce" on a Yahoo! message board.…
Media Law Prof Blog
New York Post “Page Six” Reporter Says Burkle Set Him Up
Jared Paul Stern, the New York Post writer now suspended pending an FBI investigation into allegations that he attempted to blackmail billionaire businessman Ron Burkle into paying him for not…
Media Law Prof Blog
Elton John Wins Libel Case Against Sunday Times
Rock singer Elton John has won damages and an admission from the Sunday Times of London that the story it printed in 2005 that he demanded that guests at his…
Labor Law Prof Blog
United Farm Workers Threaten Libel Suit Over LA Times Series
Update: The UFW tells its side of the story here.According to Overlawyered.com, "journalist Marc Cooper, who wrote the L.A. Weekly piece, says the [UFW]has sent him a demand that he…
Media Law Prof Blog
Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court in Libel Action Against Publisher
Media Law Prof Blog
Guardian Wins Libel Case
Media Law Prof Blog
Judge Apologizes for Letters to Boston Herald Publisher
The judge who won a libel judgment against the Boston Herald is back in the headlines. He has been writing to the paper's publisher Patrick Purcell, apparently urging him to…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Scrushy Sues Birmingham News and Radio Host for Libel
By Ellen Podgor
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy and his wife, Linda, filed libel suits against the Birmingham News and Alabama radio personality Paul Finebaum for comments regarding their decision to switch churches…
Media Law Prof Blog
Actress Kate Hudson Threatens Suit Over “Seriously False and Misleading” Stories
Actress Kate Hudson has retained the London law firm Schillings to represent her in a potential action against several tabloids, including the National Enquirer and Star magazine, which have recently…