Libel and Slander 101: Defamation By Implication
Where do U.S. courts fall on the issue of defamation by implication? Do First Amendment rights render the notion unconstitutional?...
Satire v. Defamation: A Legal Explanation
“With cases involving outrageous parody and satire, the path of least resistance has been to find the ‘speech’ non-defamatory as...
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...
Revenge Porn: The End of Days?
Are we living in the end days of “revenge-ography.” Last week alone saw the arrest of a website proprietor and...
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...
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...
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...
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...