TWEET, POST, SHARE . . . GET HALED INTO COURT? CALDER MINIMUM CONTACTS ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL MEDIA DEFAMATION CASESYost, Ellen SmithSMU Law Review
InHagberg v. California Federal Bank FSB, the California Supreme Court closed the door on any defamation claims against someone who makes a false police report. TheHagbergdecision contains a very good discussion of privileges under Civil Code section 47. As you will see if you read that decision...
“Following the dismissals of the Jankowicz, Bobulinski and now Epps cases, Fox News is pleased with these back-to-back decisions from federal courts preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment,” the network said. Show commentsMost...
Indeed, a large percentage of calls to our office involve divorce and child custody disputes. Perhaps because emotions run so high in such cases, the parties want to do everything possible to win the day. I often sense that the caller wants to file a defamation action to create leverage in...
Recent defamation cases Beef Products Inc. v. Walt Disney Co., 2017: In a report on ABC News about low-cost processed beef trimmings, a correspondent referred to the substance as “pink slime.” The news reporter called it a “cheap substitute” for beef, saying that to package and label...
NEW YORK— Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall totwo former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment, his lawyer said. Joseph Cammarata said in a letter filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court that...
In cases ofdefamation per sein Virginia, successful plaintiffs can recover “presumed” damages even if they are unable to prove exactly how their reputations were harmed and to what extent. For example, defamatory statements that impute to the plaintiff an unfitness to perform the duties of her...
Trump filed the lawsuit in Florida federal court earlier this year, arguing that Stephanopoulos and the network defamed him when Stephanopoulos said during a contentious on-air interview with Rep. Nancy Mace that a jury found Trump had “raped” Carroll, a writer whose own cases against Trump le...
“The jury considered and decided issues that are common to both cases — including whether Mr. Trump falsely accused Ms. Carroll of fabricating her sexual assault charge and, if that were so, that he did it with knowledge that this accusa...
In cases of defamation per se in Virginia, successful plaintiffs can recover “presumed” damages even if they are unable to prove exactly how their reputations were harmed and to what extent. For example, defamatory statements that impute to the plaintiff an unfitness to perform the duties of...