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Defamation: ad falsely portrays woman as having HIV

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Naomi

False HIV Identification in NY Poster Ruled Defamatory Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal October 27, 2015   A woman was defamed by the state’s use of her picture with words falsly identifying her as having HIV in a 2013 … Continue reading →

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Defamation: Dear Author and Ellora’s Cave settle…but gee

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Naomi

From today’s Publisher’s Marketplace, this item about a settlement in a defamation case (“terms of the agreement were not disclosed,” natch) brings out a lawsuit component of which I’m sure many are curious. That is, what happens if a lawyer … Continue reading →

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Two new big non-fiction books rapped for inaccuracies, but only one lawsuit

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Naomi

The British biography: Carol Hughes says unauthorised biography by Jonathan Bate, shortlisted for Samuel Johnson prize, is riddled with factual errors. Source: Ted Hughes’ widow criticises ‘offensive’ biography | Books | The Guardian The American (sort of) biography: Jeanine Pirro … Continue reading →

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