Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Sues Australian News Site for Defamation August 24, 2022 By Byron Kaye and Jack Queen Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he...
Australian Publisher Urges Government to Compel Facebook to Negotiate Content Deal October 26, 2021 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – A small Australian publisher is calling for the government to enforce a new law to compel Facebook Inc...
Australia’s Top Law Officer Wants Defamation Rules Redrafted for Internet Age October 7, 2021 Australia’s top law officer has written to her state counterparts urging them to redraft the country’s defamation law after a...
CNN Prevents Australians From Accessing Its Facebook Pages, Citing Defamation Risk September 29, 2021 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – CNN said it is preventing Australians from accessing its Facebook Inc pages after a court ruled that publishers...
Australia’s High Court Rules Publishers Liable for Facebook Comments September 9, 2021 By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE — Australia’s biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch’s the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their...
Insurer Must Defend Bill Cosby Defamation Suits, Court Says June 18, 2018 A federal appeals court says an insurance company must pick up Bill Cosby’s tab to fight defamation lawsuits brought by...