370 results for 'cat:"Defamation"'.
J. Marconi affirms the dismissal of a lawyer’s claims against the New Hampshire Democratic Party for libel and defamation because its statements that the lawyer committed theft by extortion are true. However, the court agrees with the lawyer that, because his criminal conviction was annulled, it should be treated as if he were never arrested, convicted or sentenced. Affirmed in part.
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court, Judge: Marconi, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 2021-0551, Categories: defamation, Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate court finds that the trial court should not have denied a university's Article 971 special motion to strike a professor's defamation claim. The student newspaper ran a series of articles, editorials, and letters alleging racism by the professor after a dispute on social media between the professor and her former students. In this case, the articles, editorials, and letters were in furtherance of the university's constitutional rights of free speech in connection with multiple issues of public interest that include racial discrimination and the employment status of and complaints made against a high-profile individual. Further, the professor does not challenge the truthfulness of the statements made in the newspaper but only claims that the articles were misleading since it omitted facts that would show that she was not an insensitive racist homophobe. Reversed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 30, 2023, Case #: 22-C-292, Categories: Evidence, defamation
J. Arguello denies a condo owner summary judgment in defamation claims contending the homeowner's association board accused the owner of delaying insurance payments for hurricane damage because an issue of material fact exists as to whether the board president's statement that the insurer viewed the condo owner as a "bad risk and a moral blight on our community” had been substantially true.
Court: USDC Colorado, Judge: Arguello, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv3029, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: defamation
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J. Ellis grants the prime minister of the Kurdistan autonomous region in Northern Iraq's motion to dismiss the defamation case due to sovereign immunity. The self-proclaimed Kurdish political advocate was accused of having an affair with an American journalist who reported on the PM hiding funds in real estate purchases after she and her husband helped share his article with the people in Kurdistan. The alleged defamation occurred in in Iraq and claims related to this event are barred by sovereign immunity.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Ellis, Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv1288, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Immunity, defamation
J. Gallagher denies a brother’s motion for sanctions against his sister in this copyright and slander dispute around the commercialization and franchising of a hormone therapy company, “Infinity Health,” which uses methodologies the sister developed. Imposing sanctions could hamper the discovery of potential communications that would link the brother to an online post harassing the sister, accusing her of having sexual relations with a man at one of the company’s locations.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Gallagher, Filed On: May 19, 2023, Case #: 5:21cv2787, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Sanctions, defamation