How to Make Facebook Liable for Its Content: Viewpoint October 19, 2017 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion Now that U.S. politicians know that Facebook is unable to stop malicious actors from using it to influence public opinion,...
Beef Products Firm and ABC Agree to Settle ‘Pink Slime’ Case June 28, 2017 By Timothy Mclaughlin Beef Products Inc. has settled its defamation and libel lawsuit against American Broadcasting Co. and its reporter Jim Avila, the...
Markel UK Launches Media, Creative Industry Coverage June 19, 2017 Markel UK has launched a package policy for media and creative industries that provides a wide range of covers to...
‘Pink Slime’ Media Liability Trial Against ABC Opens in Climate of ‘Fake News’ Claims June 5, 2017 By P.J. Huffstutter and Timothy Mclaughlin A South Dakota meat processor’s $5.7 billion defamation lawsuit against American Broadcasting Companies Inc., which opens Monday, pits big agriculture...
MGA Nirvana Targets Media, Technology & Cyber Risks on Castel Platform April 21, 2017 Nirvana Risk Partners has launched as an underwriting cell on Castel Underwriting Agencies’ MGA formation platform, targeting media, technology and...
Melania Trump’s $150 Million Libel Suit Claims Lost Business Opportunities February 8, 2017 By Jef Feeley First Lady Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper, saying a defamatory article it later retracted deprived her of the...
Trial Starts in Defamation Suit Over Rolling Stone Rape Story October 17, 2016 A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over its debunked story of a University of Virginia gang rape is set...
Gawker’s New Owner Univision Trashes Posts Cited in Lawsuits September 12, 2016 By David Bailey Univision Communications Inc. said on Saturday it has deleted postings subject to active litigation against Gawker Media Group Inc. to...
Defamation Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Magazine Likely Set For Trial This Year August 17, 2016 A federal judge says a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over a now-debunked article about a rape at the...
Judge: Gawker Founder Can’t Halt Hulk Hogan From Enforcing Verdict August 1, 2016 By Steven Church Gawker Media founder Nick Denton lost his latest bid to halt enforcement of the $140 million verdict won by Hulk...