Libel
Saying Co-Worker “Looked Like a Homeless Prostitute” Is Opinion, Can’t Be Defamation
So Magistrate Judge Maria Aguilera (D. Ariz.) correctly concluded today in Sanchez v. Flores: s alleged, the statement was nonactionable hyperbole. The words "looked like" in particular "tend to negate the…
$3.5M Damages in Defamation Case Related to Property Dispute
From the decision by Warren County (Ohio) Judge Robert Peeler in Goebel v. Hopkins; it was handed down Dec. 16 but the motion for a new trial was just denied yesterday: Plaintiffs were the owners of two property lots ….…
Suit Alleging Retaliatory Police Mislabeling as Repeat Violent Offender Can Go Forward
From Haro v. Bryant, decided today by Judge J.P. Boulee (N.D. Ga.): On June 4, 2020, Plaintiff was allegedly protesting police brutality and the use of excessive force when the Atlanta Police Department ("APD")…
Man Who Had Pleaded Guilty to Felony Forgery of Court Orders Sues Over Being Called “Convicted Felon”
An excerpt from Arnstein v. Stein Saks, PLLC, decided last week by New York County trial court judge Judy Kim (currently being appealed) (you can also read plaintiff's Complaint and legal argument opposing the motion to…
$135K Defamation Verdict for Facebook Post Saying Condo Association President Was Mayor’s “Felching Cronie”
Feinstein v. Currie, decided by Palm Beach (Fla.) County Circuit Judge Maxine Cheesman on Nov. 11, 2024 but just recently posted on Westlaw, involves two Facebook posts on the Town of Ocean Ridge Facebook page: Hi yes,…
Discrimination and Defamation Claim Stemming from Firing Based on Allegedly Racist Conduct Can Go Forward
Birch v. John Muir Health, decided Tuesday by California Court of Appeal Justice Carin Fujisaki, joined by Alison Tucher & Ioana Petrou, stems from JMH's firing Birch "based on Birch's purported violations…
Volokh Conspiracy Commenter ReaderY Makes The Big Time!
From plaintiff's pro se filing in Afrasiabi v. Morgan, quoting a comment by commenter ReaderY to the post "Spy" vs. "Spy" (+ Piers Morgan, President Biden, and the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program):…
Libel Suit by Ex-Candidate Against Rival over Alleged Actions Towards Rival’s Campaign Volunteer Can Go Forward
From Thursday's N.Y. Appellate Division decision in Irizarry v. Zelaya (Judges Troy Webber, Ellen Gesmer, Lizbeth González, and John Higgitt) (see here for more details on the underlying election): Plaintiff opposed…
Another Libel Suit by Doctor Who Had Been Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees
This one is over a book (Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope) by one of the winners of a Time Magazine 2025 Earth Award, "environmental justice" activist Catherine Coleman Flowers. For…
Media Matters Acted Too Late in Moving in U.S. Court to Block X’s Irish Lawsuit
From Friday's decision in Media Matters for America v. X Corp., decided by Ninth Circuit Judges Daniel Bress and Salvador Mendoza, and visiting Sixth Circuit Judge Danny Boggs: Media Matters published an article claiming…
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