Tag Archives: defamation

Highs and lows: American Pharoah’s owner sued for libel

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Naomi

Just before his horse won the Triple Crown, Ahmed Zayat was crowned, too — with a $10 million libel lawsuit. The lawyer for the man who alleges that Ahmed Zayat has failed to pay a $2 million gambling debt filed … Continue reading →

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Defamation? Not. Again.

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Naomi

There’s a great deal of curiosity — if not publicly brandished indignation — over defamation. No wonder. So many people have developed high dudgeon over the suspicion they’ve been defamed, and the internet has expanded into the trillions the places … Continue reading →

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Defamation suit against Michael Lewis dismissed

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Naomi

From the New York Law Journal, this brief note about the defamation lawsuit against journalist Michael Lewis: it was dismissed. Again. Apparently this decision below was the plaintiff’s appeal from the trial court’s earlier decision to dismiss. If you read … Continue reading →

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