Libel
Laura Loomer Loses Defamation Suit Against Bill Maher Over “Who’s Trump Fucking? … Might Be Laura Loomer” Lines
From today's decision by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. (M.D. Fla.) in Loomer v. Maher: Plaintiff Laura Loomer is a well-known conservative investigative journalist. Loomer is also a "conservative, Republican, Jewish…
FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday’s Article
Some excerpts from the Complaint in Patel v. Atlantic Monthly Group LLC (D.D.C.), filed today:Kashyap P. Patel, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, brings this lawsuit to hold Defendants The Atlantic Monthly…
Not Judge Judy, Juror Judi—But “Stupid Mistake” Isn’t “Actual Malice” for Libel Purposes
From Scheindlin v. Accelerate 360, LLC, decided today by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.): For many decades, Plaintiff Judy Sheindlin—known to millions of daytime television viewers simply as Judge Judy—has cultivated a public…
I Swear, if You Don’t Drop Out of Miss Pennsylvania, I Will Come to Your Home and Set It on Fire
A short excerpt from Judge Julia Munley's long decision last month in Vespico v. Kass-Gerji (M.D. Pa.) (note that the quote from the title and the subtitle is from the court opinion, which in turn cites a transcript of…
Expedited Discovery Allowed in Sheriff’s Defamation Case, Which Alleges Claims of Unwarranted ICE-Related Detention were a Hoax
From Monday's order by Judge Brett Ludwig in Schmidt v. Naqvi (E.D. Wis.): Plaintiff Dale Schmidt is … the elected sheriff of Dodge County, Wisconsin…. Defendant Kevin Morrison is … a prior candidate for the United…
President Trump’s Libel Lawsuit Over Wall Street Journal Article on Epstein’s Birthday Letters Dismissed
From today's opinion by Judge Darrin Gayles (S.D. Fla.) in Trump v. Dow Jones & Co, Inc.: On January 15, 2025, Palazzolo emailed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt advising her that Dow Jones intended to…
Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Allegedly Fueling User’s Delusions, Leading Him to Harass Plaintiff (His Ex-Girlfriend)
The factual claims: From the Complaint in Doe v. OpenAI Found., filed Thursday in the California Superior Court (San Francisco): OpenAI designed GPT-4o to never say no. It validated whatever delusion users presented to it,…
“Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” / Convicted Murderer Caleb McGillvary Loses Defamation Case Against Rolling Stone
From yesterday's opinion in McGillvary v. Rolling Stone, LLC, by Judges Richard Wesley, Richard Sullivan, and Steven Menashi: McGillvary alleges that Rolling Stone defamed him in a 2023 article, "DARK TALE: A…
Lawyer’s Defamation Claim Based on Sig Sauer’s Press Release About Unintended Discharge Lawsuits Can Go Forward
Mr. Bagnell, an attorney, has allegedly represented clients against Sig Sauer in cases involving the P320 pistol since June 2017…. On or about March 7, 2025, Sig Sauer allegedly published a statement titled "The Truth…
Khan v. Yale University #TheyLied Case Dismissed Because of Plaintiff’s “Egregious” Litigation Misconduct
This is the case in which the Connecticut Supreme Court held that an accuser's allegations in college disciplinary proceedings are not absolutely privileged against defamation claims in a future lawsuit. But today, Judge…
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