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Defamation: Gawker, freedom of the press, & big jury verdicts

A few days ago I responded to a Q by a friend of mine. He asked why HuffingtonPost articles were dominated by lists. What was this thing with lists? I felt ever so hip when I told him that, yeah, … Continue reading

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More on the Cosby defamation lawsuit(s)

Four more women who say they were sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby are said to be ready to sue the entertainer for defamation because they say his representatives characterized their accounts as fiction. Source: Cosby Defamation Suit: Four Women Said … Continue reading

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What is defamation? Yelp and a PTA member

I just posted the news that Shirley Sherrod settled her defamation case against (dead) Andrew Breitbart. So it’s timely to offer a couple of other new defamation cases. As if I were waiting for the opportunity… Both new cases demonstrate … Continue reading

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