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I heard about this story on NPR, but a big hat tip to the Citizen Media Law Project for not only reminding me of it, but for its dead-on analysis
First American eAppraiseIT v.Crowley is the latest assault on free speech in Florida. The defendant in that case publishes a website called Mortgage Fraud Watch List. From the Defendant’s website:
Professor Scott Moss of the University of Colorado has a great comment on the Imus defamation suit This is a classic case of a plaintiff who’s justifiably enraged about something
Professor Scott Moss of the University of Colorado has a great comment on the Imus defamation suit This is a classic case of a plaintiff who’s justifiably enraged about something
I personally think that Don Imus’ statements about the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team were mean, nasty, uncalled for, and just plain un-cool. Nevertheless, I think the outcry over them and
Interesting story from the Boston Globe, the Boston newspaper that Judge Murphy didn’t sue. He apparently used his judicial stationery to write notes trying to bully the Herald into giving
There really is something stomach churning about a judge filing a defamation action. (See related post on Murphy v. Boston Herald). This one, however, really makes me a bit unsettled.
The Boston Herald, already stung with a $2 Million libel verdict, upheld in a questionable decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, just wired the plaintiff an additional $1.4 million
Latrell Sprewell gets a “boxer’s fracture,” Boxer’s fractures are when you break the metacarpal bone in your hand. When asked, Sprewell appears to have been evasive about how it happened,
Thomas v. Telegraph Publishing Co. A good discussion of the libel-proof plaintiff, public figure/actual malice, and general doctrines important to defamation actions. More to follow.
I just did the Lisa Macci show, The Justice Hour, which is always a wonderful experience. She is a “conservative,” but in the real tradition of less government and more
Internet jurisdiction is a mishmash of theories that provide little predictability. However, I have often argued that when it comes to defamation actions, the rule should be that jurisdiction is
