Libel Law
 
Justin Baldoni, et al. v. Blake Lively, et al.

New York City, New York personal injuries lawyers represented the parties in a libel and slander dispute.

Actress Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are in a legal battle over what may or may not have happened on the set of their Colleen Hoover adaptation, It Ends With Us, with Lively accusing her director and costar on the film of sexual harassment and a subsequent retaliatory campaign agai

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Sarah Palin v. New York Times

New York, New York personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a defamation case.

Former governor of Alaska and candidate for Vice President of the United States sued the New York Times on a libel claiming the paper published an editorial in 2017 that linked her to political violence.

The paper admitted that it made an error an promptly corrected the error.

The Ne

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Sue Chimento v. Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. and Scott McCoy


Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on defamation - libel and slander theories.



Plaintiff Sue Chimento brought claims for defamation, negligence, intentional interference with business relations, false representation, constructive fraud, and conspiracy against Defendants Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., and Scott McCoy, based on al

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Fount Holland, et a.v. Sean Roberts


Pawhuska, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer sued on a defamation theory.



¶1 Sean Roberts alleges Mr. Fount Holland used his consulting business, Campaign Advocacy Management Professionals, LLC, in a scheme to destroy his political career. We affirm the district court’s order dismissing Roberts’ counterclaim for damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organ

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Elizabeth Ann Clark v. Adam Matthew Clark


Fayetteville, North Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an unlawful disclosure of private information.



On September 17, 2019, a jury found Defendant, Adam Clark, ("Defendant Clark") liable for unlawful disclosure of private images, intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED"), and libel. Post-trial, Defendant Clark filed a motion for ju

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Frederick E. Oberholzer v. Simon and Toby Galapo


Norristown, Pennsylvania private nuscience, intrusion upon seclusion, defamation - libel and slander, publicly placing Plaintiffs in a false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.



Dr. Simon and Toby Galapo (appellants) own a home in Abington Township, Montgomery County, the rear yard of which borders the property of Frederick and Denise Oberholzer (app

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Ernest Wiley v Gray Television, Inc. d/b/a KSWO-TV

Yokon, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on libel theories.

"¶2 Ernest Wiley filed suit against Defendants on May 12, 2020. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment asserting the following six facts as undisputed. (1) The Comanche County District Attorney on March 14, 2018, filed "a Felony Information Sheet of Aggravated Possession of

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Malcolm Wiener v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

Charlotte, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the Mecklenburg County Superior Court, 18-CVS-1254
4th Circuit, 21-02165, Fourth, 24-01316, and was removed to federal court by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.

Under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade P

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Matthew Jones v. RI State Police and Hopkinton Police

Providence, Rhode Island Plaintiff sued the Defendants on libel, slander, or assault theories.

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E. Jean Caroll v. Donald J. Trump

New York, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a defamation theory.

E. Jean Carroll sued Donald J. Trump on libel and slander theories claiming that he made untrue public statements about her after a previous jury had found against him on a prior jury verdict against him.

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Lisa Posthumus Lyons v. My Pillow, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on assault, libel and slander theories.


On February 22, 2021, U.S. Dominion, Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation brought claims of defamation and deceptive trade practices against Respondents in the United States District Court for the District of Co

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Eli Corum v. Robert N. Wensley

Knoxville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Libel, Assault, andSlander theories.

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Joseph Benjamin Benn v. Diane Neal

Albany, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on libel and slander theories.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.

The only defense to libel and slander is truth.

This case was filed in the Supreme Court, Ulster County, New York, EF2022-478, and was removed to federal court.

Plaintiff challeng

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Gwendolyn Gilleland v. Leiby Goldbarger, et al.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on libel and slander theories.

In Alabama, libel and slander are both considered defamation, which is "a false statement that is published or spoken about someone that damages their reputation. The main difference between libel and slander is the form of communication. Libel is defamation that is written

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Brandon Straka v. NBC Universal Media, LLC

Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on libel and slander theories.

"The laws of Nebraska define libel and slander as follows:

Libel: Is a false and defamatory statement made in writing or in a form that is capable of being read by others.
Slander: Is a false and defamatory statement made orally.

In order to win a d

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Donald Trump v. Cable New Network, Inc.

Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, Donald Trump, who sued Defendant, Cable News Network, Inc. on libel and slander theories.

"Donald Trump v. Cable News Network, Inc. was a defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN on October 3, 2022. The lawsuit alleged that CNN had defamed Trump by calling him a "racist," a "Russian lackey," an "in

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Kevin E. Mathewson v. Raymond Karim Roberts

Kenosha, Wisconsin personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a defamation theory.

Kevin Matthewson, a former alder and blogger, sued Raymond Roberts on a defamation theory claiming that Roberts used social media to repeatedly describe him as a racist with white nationalist connections. He claimed that the posts endangered his family by pushing his address.
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Courtland Warren v. Carrie Arand v. Courtland Warren

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the parties to a dispute involving libel, assault and slander.

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Jajed Khalil v. Fox Corporation and Lou Dobbs

New York City, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a slander theory.


Plaintiff, a Venezuelan businessman, states that the Court has personal jurisdiction over Powell pursuant to CPLR § 302 for five reasons:

(i) Powell made the defamatory and disparaging statements at issue in the Complaint knowing and intending for them to be bro

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Carolyn Anderson v. R. Snowden Smith, et al.

Jacksonville, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on libel and slander theories.




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The case was filed in the Circuit Court, St. Joh

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Terry Hobbs v. "Natalie PASDAR, individually, and Natalie Pasdar, Emily Robison, and Martha Seidel d/b/a Dixie Chicks


Plaintiff Terry Hobbs moves for partial summary judgment as to the fair report privilege and opinion (Doc. No. 26) and moves for partial summary judgment as to his status as a public figure (Doc. No. 31). Defendant Natalie Pasdar moves for summary judgment on all claims against her (Doc. No. 38). Defendants Martha Seidel (now Martha Maguire), Emily Robison, and the Dixie Chicks move for summa

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RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. AND USHA NATH V. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming interfered with their sale of real property.




To understand the claims, it is necessary to briefly recount the parties’ past
litigation.

The sanctions order that led to Nath I and Nath II

In 2006, Rah

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United States of America v. Robert Lee Fisher

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with


Robert Lee Fisher, 49, of Yukon, Oklahoma, was sentenced on October 11, 2022, to 14 months in federal prison. According to public record, Fisher had an active victim’s protection order (VPO) and a conviction for domestic assault and battery; he was inside a bedroom he shared with his girlfriend and in p

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James Preservation Trust, Eric F. James d/b/a Stray Leaves, Leaves of Gas v. Rob Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry Verburgt

San Antonio, Texas – Libel, Slander and Defamation lawyer represented Appellees/Plaintiffs with asserting claims for defamation.


Appellees/Plaintiffs Robb Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry
Verburgt (the Burley Plaintiffs) sued Appellants/Defendants JamesPreservation Trust, Eric F.
Jame

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Jerry Hoffman and Hoffman Innovations, Inc., d/b/a DIY Autotune v. Scott Clark and Realtuners, LLC

Council Bluff, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on defamation, civil extortion, breach of employee duty of loyalty, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.


A jury awarded Hoffmann Innovations, Inc., and its owner Jerry Hoffmann $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages against a fired employee, Scott Clark, and his new competing company

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