Texas Defamation Case Study: Teacher v. Students
This is not a case about being hot for the teacher – or a teacher being a little too hot...
Nancy Grace Defamation: The Almost-Kennedy Case
In the words of attorney Stephan E. Seeger, Nancy Grace may have finally “put [her] foot in [her] mouth” a...
Assistant’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Maria Menounos
A celebrity entertainment television personality won a defamation lawsuit against her ex-stylist after losing an anti-SLAPP motion. Extra host Maria...
Payday Loan Law: Sen. Markey and FTC On The Hunt
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts asked the FTC to snoop around payday loan lead generators. If you run a lead...
Qihoo v. Tencent: China’s Big Internet Law Battle
A high-profile Internet law case is hogging headlines in China. Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd (“Qihoo”) and Tencent, the world’s...
India’s Big Political Defamation Case
An online defamation lawsuit out of India is making international headlines. Our discussions about international defamation cases usually revolve around...
Arizona’s AG Sued Citizens: Deserved or Dumb Move?
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is crying defamation. The state’s polarizing legal chief filed an action against the Arizona Public...
Political Defamation: Two Case Studies
Free speech standards prevent a lot of political defamation cases from taking off. That said, they still happen. In fact,...
Kevin Trudeau: Marketer Jailed For Consumer Fraud
TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau recently battled the Federal Trade Commission. In the end, Trudeau lost. Now the notorious weight loss...
Major Newspaper: “Don’t Pay Attention To Headlines”
These days, thanks to the seminal 1964 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan ruling, it’s rare for a newspaper to...