In Apperson v. Kaminsky, decided Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Paul Wilson, Apperson sued his ex-romantic partners Kaminsky and Norman for defamation (see the intermediate appellate decision for…
From B.P. v. A.Z., decided last week by the California Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Justice Martin Buchanan, joined by Justices Judith McConnell and Julia Kelety; note that the upheld order isn't limited to…
From yesterday's decision by Chief Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco (D. Idaho) in Scofield v. Guillard; note that compensatory damages in libel cases can generally extend not just to "impairment of reputation…
Readers of the blog likely recall this lawsuit, brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against columnist Mark Steyn, blogger Rand Simberg, the National Review, and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (see our various…
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…
From Kelleher v. Town of Brookfield, decided earlier this month by Judge Brian Murphy (D. Mass.): In 2023, while serving on the Brookfield Board of Health with Defendant Lepak, Plaintiff filed an Open Meeting Law complaint…
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 ….…
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")…
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…
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,…
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