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Defamation Lawsuit Technicalities: Jurisdiction and Limitations

Posted on January 4, 2013 by kiki

Technicalities play a significant role in defamation lawsuits. Simple provisional mistakes have thwarted, and will continue to impede, plaintiffs suing for slander or libel. Just last week, two courts – one in Ohio and the other in Massachusetts – dismissed defamation suits over practical issues involving jurisdiction and limitation statutes. Ohio Man Filing Defamation Lawsuit Pro Se Ejected From Federal Court Jurisdiction is the first issue addressed in a lawsuit. If you get the jurisdiction wrong, you could be out of luck even before making your argument. Simply put: if you don’t file your claim in the correct court, it’ll be thrown out. Defamation plaintiff Dennis Givens learned this lesson the hard way. Givens, who is representing himself, filed a libel lawsuit in federal court against WTOV-TV and Ogden Newspapers. In order to file in federal court, the case must ...

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Daily Defamation Law News Brief: Memphitz, NFL & Law Enforcement Defamation

Posted on December 12, 2012 by kiki

Are you ready for your daily defamation law news update? Well, ready or not, it’s waiting for you below. Hip-Hop Songstress Slapped With Slander Suit? According to Sandrarose.com, music producer Memphitz (who happens to be married to Lil’ Wayne’s baby mama) is suing “studio background singer and mixed tape artist” K. Michelle for defamation. Supposedly K. Michelle started talking smack about Memphitz, accusing him of abuse and floundering her recording budget for gold chains. Memphitz says K. is trippin’ and supposedly he’s filed a lawsuit to shut his ex-friend up. Honestly, though, I think I’m more fascinated that “mixed tape artist” is a real thing – heck, I’m wondering if I should submit some of my song-mélange efforts from back in the day to the academy. Vilma Moving Ahead With Libel Lawsuit Against Goodell Patrick Rishe raised valid points in ...

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Revenge Porn Websites: A Legal Look

Posted on December 4, 2012 by kiki

Update March 28, 2013: Revenge porn pusher, Hunter Moore, lost a $250,000 lawsuit! The ruling is significant because it demonstrates that judges are willing to dig through the books to find ways to prosecute revenge porn website operators. And word on the street is that a class action lawsuit is hitting the courts soon. Original Article (Dec. 4, 2012) Below “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” – Confucius They say revenge isn’t worth the hassle, but that hasn’t stopped shame-website operators from accommodating people who crave the rush of revenge. Some retaliation sites are harmless, anonymous grip forums; others delve into more dangerous, sometimes pornographic, territory – like Hunter Moore’s now-defunct IsAnyOneUp.com, where users could submit “birthday suit” pics of ex-girlfriends. Most would assume that posting nudie pics of someone, without permission, is illegal; but ...

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Lawyer Sued For Defamation In New York By Father

Posted on October 29, 2012 by kiki

Attorney Richard Fischbein has sued for defamation — the defendant is his daughter Beth Fischbein-Bodner. A slander case begging to be made into a Lifetime Original Movie, Fischbein v. Fischbein-Bodner is the tale of two related attorneys, a stepmom, a trust fund, fraud – and even slain rapper, turned in-demand hologram, Tupac Shakur. Daughter Sued For Defamation By Infamous Lawyer Father Over Trust Fund Allegations There’s a lawyer currently walking the streets of New York whose client roster includes Donald Trump, the Black Panthers and late rap artist Tupac Shakur. His name is Richard Fischbein and he’s suing for defamation. The defendant is his daughter. What’s causing the consternation between the two related esquires? A trust fund. Back in 1980, a trust fund was set up for Beth that was supposed to be made available on her 21st birthday, in 1990. ...

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Member Of Famous Family Filing A Slander Lawsuit

Posted on October 25, 2012 by kiki

Have you ever seen the movie Murder in Greewich? It’s about the 1975 slaying of Martha Moxley, a Connecticut teenager who was beat to death with a golf club on Halloween Eve. One of the more famous true crime cases of our time, Michael Skakel – a Kennedy relative – was convicted of the crime in 2002. Last week, Skakel appeared before a parole board and asked for early release. But the day before that hearing, his attorney filed a slander lawsuit against popular litigator-turned-TV-criminal-pundit Nancy Grace. Why Is Michael Skakel Suing Nancy Grace For Slander? According to Greenwich Patch, Skakel’s slander lawsuit centers around a statement made on Grace’s show in January of this year. When discussing the case, Beth Karas – a correspondent – and the feisty host said that DNA evidence was found at the scene of ...

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TMZ Being Sued For Online Defamation

Posted on October 19, 2012 by kiki

Well, well, well, what do we have here! Notorious gossip-conglomerate TMZ was slapped with an online libel lawsuit. A TV bachelor is on the warpath, and he’s looking for a cool $20 million. Why? The Bachelor is convinced everyone will forever remember him as “the paint thinner guy.” The litigious reality-celeb is Kasey Kahl – Season 6 “The Bachelorette” contestant who later went on to “Bachelor Pad” fame. On August 12, 2012, Kahl was arrested on 2 counts of felony assault, 1 count of felony battery and 1 count of public intoxication. The celebrity obsessed minions over at Harvey Levin’s media shop, with their finely tuned smut sensors, jumped on the story with the speed of Usain Bolt. Unfortunately for TMZ, their mole gave them some bum information. The media outlet reported that Kahl was high on toluene – a ...

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Defamation Lawsuit Looming For Lance Armstrong

Posted on October 17, 2012 by kiki

Looks like Lance Armstrong is facing more defamation headaches. This time around, UK-based newspaper, The London Sunday Times, is publicly considering suing the famous former cyclist to recoup monies lost in a 2006 libel lawsuit filed by Armstrong. As you’ve surely heard by now, the Tour de France champ was summarily stripped of his wins on account of what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency called an “overwhelming” amount of evidence that Armstrong not only doped, but also helped teammates dope. The verdict handed down by the USADA came after years of speculation that Armstrong’s “super human” abilities were not the sole result of hard work. During those years, many media outlets published reports that either flat out accused Armstrong of doping or strongly suggested dirty deeds. One of those outlets was the London Sunday Times. In 2004, the periodical wrote an ...

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The Los Angeles Defamation Lawsuit Of The Decade Underway

Posted on October 16, 2012 by kiki

Ladies and gentlemen, grab your popcorn! The Los Angeles defamation lawsuit of the decade is underway. In one corner we have mother of Disney starlet, turned pop-sensation, turned don’- do-drugs poster-child, turned X-Factor judge, Lynne Spears. In the other corner we have Sam “I was Britney’s manager during breakdown-gate” Lufti. Here’s the libel lowdown: 1) In 2008, Britney Spears’ mother, Lynne, wrote a book called “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World.” 2) In 2009, Sam Lufti sued over accounts in the book that he allegedly tried to manipulate Britney. 3) Last month it was determined that Britney couldn’t testify at the trial on account of her conservatorship. 4) Jury selection started, in a Los Angeles court room, on Friday. The Specific Accusations In This Los Angeles Defamation Lawsuit The statements causing Lufti the most heartburn ...

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Political Defamation On The Rise Everywhere

Posted on October 15, 2012 by kiki

Political defamation is all the rage this year. Last week alone, two politically related libel lawsuits made news. The first, a scandalous case out of France involving the country’s unmarried first lady and president; the second, a defamation battle over aggressive campaign ads in Oklahoma. Affair Accusations Lead To Political Defamation Lawsuit Right or wrong, we typically think of the French as, shall we say, very open-minded when it comes to matters of infidelity. The myth of the “French mistress” has been a spoke of cultural lore for centuries. But politics are politics everywhere – and folks never seem to look kindly on elected officials who cheat on their significant others, even in open-minded France. The stigma attached to infidelity is probably the reason why Valérie Trierweiler, the domestic partner of France’s current president, Francois Hollande, is suing two authors, ...

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