Blogger Defamation: Help! I Can’t Afford A Lawyer!
According to the Media Law Resource Center, courts have handed down $17.4 to plaintiffs defamed by bloggers, over the past...
UK Online Defamation Notice and Takedown Rules
Below is a “just the facts” rundown of the UK online defamation notice and takedown procedure. 2013 UK Online Defamation...
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...
Doctor Sues For Misappropriation of Trade Secrets & Defamation
A medical entrepreneur in Florida named Dr. Gary Kompothecras – owner of Physicians Group LLC — sued Bloomberg News, Allstate...
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,...
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...
Fake Testimonial Writers Are Being Fined Everywhere
Just like the United States, Taiwan has a federal consumer watchdog agency that goes by the acronym FTC. The agency,...
Can I Sue For Defamation Over Gaming Smack Talk?
Sometimes competition is friendly, sometimes it’s downright nasty, and sometimes you end up in court. Two poker players in Namibia...
Dating Site Sued Competitor For Defamation
A pair of mail-order bride websites – Anastasia International and EM Models (dba, Elena’s Models) — went toe-to-toe in court....