7 results for 'cat:"Communications" AND cat:"Defamation"'.
J. Trauger grants the media defendants' dismissal motion in this defamation lawsuit brought by an attorney alleging that a pair of articles placed him "in a false light." The articles concerned the attorney's role in a separate lawsuit against the National Rifle Association. Certain statements and implications "are protected by the fair report privilege," however, while others are "not capable of conveying a defamatory meaning."
Court: USDC Middle District of Tennessee , Judge: Trauger, Filed On: March 15, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv1017, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: communications, defamation, Privilege
J. Parraguirre finds the district court properly granted the Associated Press's anti-SLAPP special motion to dismiss Steve Wynn's defamation claim against the reporter who published a story about an alleged rape committed by him. The AP met its evidentiary burden to establish its article was a good faith communication in furtherance of the right to free speech in connection with an issue of public concern. Affirmed.
Court: Nevada Supreme Court, Judge: Parraguirre , Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: 85804, Categories: Anti-slapp, communications, defamation
J. Hornsby denies a request for anonymity by a former community college student who is accused of viewing sexual material on his computer. “John Doe” contends the allegations have resulted in him being banned from liquor stores, financial institutions, and coffee shops. Some of the facts may be embarrassing, but he may not use a pseudonym to prosecute his due claims, ranging from due process violations to humiliation, against other students and college officials. The public’s interest in Doe’s suit, which alleges wrongdoing by public officials, outweighs his privacy concerns. The Fifth Circuit has recently rejected requests to proceed under a pseudonym by abortion providers and a police officer who made claims related to high-profile civil rights protests.
Court: USDC Western District of Louisiana , Judge: Hornsby, Filed On: September 15, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv1261, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: communications, defamation, Privacy
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J. Laplante grants in part a motion for summary judgment from individuals and a church group against a reverend who is suing them for defamation. While they correctly identify the reverend as a limited-purpose public figure, the actual malice standard still applies to some of their allegedly defamatory statements.
Court: USDC New Hampshire, Judge: Laplante, Filed On: August 9, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv131, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: communications, defamation
J. Ramos partially denies the New York Times' motion to dismiss a defamation suit stemming from statements made in an article titled "Trying to Make It Big Online? Getting Signed Isn't Everything," detailing accusations of impropriety against the plaintiff CEO, who manages and counsel's online influencers. The majority of statements listed in the complaint cannot be read to impart a defamatory intent, but the claim may proceed insofar as the article states the CEO intentionally "leaked" an influencer's nude photographs.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Ramos, Filed On: June 21, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv6807, NOS: Other Personal Property Damage - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: communications, defamation