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Libel
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Media Law Prof Blog
Times of London Loses Libel Case; Must Pay 250,000 Pounds
Southampton Football club chairman Rupert Lowe has won a libel verdict of 250,000 pounds against the Times of London after an eight day trial. Times sports writer Martin Samuel had…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Doctors Sue to Silence Critics
Victims of medical malpractice are taking their opinions of their local doctors to the Internet, and a wider audience, and that has some medical providers on edge. In an effort…
Media Law Prof Blog
News of the World Will Pay Libel Damages to Justin Timberlake
The Media Guardian reports that model Lucy Clarkson now admits that the story she sold to the tabloid News of the World last year concerning an affair she had with…
Media Law Prof Blog
David Beckham Wins Libel Damages
David Beckham has won substantial damages from The People, a tabloid that published a story alleging that he "made hate calls to a former nanny." Beckham and wife Victoria, formerly…
Media Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Ventura Lawsuit Against Cincinnati Enquirer
The U. S. Sixth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of the extremely messy lawsuit that George Ventura, former attorney for Chiquita Brands International, had filed against the Cincinnati Enquirer, after…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal risks in blogging?
Computerworld reports that as corporate weblogs have multiplied, a number of legal issues have arisen including: Libel and trade libel. Disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information. Careless statements about…
Tom Mighell
Liable for Libel?
By Tom Mighell
Last week, the Ninth Circuit held in Batzel v. Smith that website operators cannot be held liable for republishing the defamatory comments of others. Since then, many weblogs have ventured the bold proposition…