Victims of Cyberbullying Fighting Back in Libel Suits April 30, 2012 By Dorie Turner and Greg Bluestein When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they...
Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas March 26, 2012 By Elizabeth Campbell Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a...
Judge Tosses Coffee Shop Defamation Claim Against N.Y. Times August 12, 2011 By Joseph Ax A Brooklyn judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against New York Times Co. brought by Gorilla Coffee, a coffee...
New Jersey Court Denies Blogger Shield Protection June 9, 2011 A blogger sued for defamation over comments posted on an Internet message board is not entitled to the same protections...
Second Defamation Trial Starts for Pennsylvania Newspaper May 4, 2011 A defamation suit against a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper is before a judge for a second time. The suit against The...
New Jersey Dwarf Couple Sues Cable Channel for Defamation April 1, 2011 A dwarf couple from southern New Jersey has filed a defamation lawsuit against a cable television channel that used a...
Mortgage Crisis Author Lewis Sued for Defamation by Asset Manager February 28, 2011 By Grant McCool Michael Lewis, best-selling author of “The Big Short” about the mortgage meltdown, has been sued for defamation by an asset...
Author’s Libel Suit Against Comedian Seinfeld Thrown Out February 28, 2011 By David B. Caruso A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a cookbook author who accused Jerry Seinfeld of hurting her reputation by...