Sentences with phrase «alleging slander»

Martin Eberhard vs. Elon Musk In May, former Tesla Motors CEO Eberhard sued the electric car company and its CEO Musk, alleging slander, libel and breach of contract.

For the Court of Appeal, this document was «obviously» relevant to proof of the alleged slander: «It would be odd indeed for a trial judge in a defamation action to have before him or her only a redacted record of an alleged slander».

Not exact matches

You also allege David to have slandered you, is being silly and «wanted to make some kind of point.»

The release history of Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is the Warmest Color has been a miniseries - length drama of its own, culminating most recently in the director's implied threat to sue his lead actress, Léa Seydoux, for slander after she gave a series of interviews detailing his alleged bullying on set.

A Texas high - school teacher who was fired over her alleged sexual involvement with a student who later committed suicide has filed a $ 400,000 slander suit against her accusers.

From where Casey sits, the criticism of Brown and others about the unwillingness of the AFT to embrace any reform of the obsolete process for teacher dismissals — including the Big Apple affiliate's successful opposition to Bloomberg's effort this year to give the city's schools chancellor final say over dismissing those alleged and convicted of criminal misconduct (and those engaged in inappropriate behavior with students)-- amounts to» a vicious slander» geared to «chip away at public support for the due process rights» and to «distract» people from the city's failures to put more effort into firing such teachers.

A bid to require Louisiana courts to postpone slander lawsuits filed against people who allege they've been sexually assaulted is nearing final legislative passage.

FindLaw informs us that public officials and public figures (including celebrities) have a much higher standard of proof for libel or slander suits than the average Joe, and they have to prove that the alleged slanderer acted with «actual malice.»

The lawyers at Gilbertson Davis have experience in defamation proceedings, in respect of defamation alleged to have been committed in writing (libel) or orally (slander).

A plaintiff alleging libel (written) or slander (spoken) must be able to prove the following four elements in court, according to FindLaw:

claims so egregious that White and O'Connell should be subjected to the Jewish Hospital's lawsuit alleging multiple claims of Abuse of Process, Slander Per Se, False Light, Invasion of Privacy, Interference with Prospective Business Advantage, Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings, and should be subject to damages including Punitive Damages, Attorney Fees and Court Costs.

5 Nov. 17, 2016)(unpublished), defendants won a «waste» lease dispute against a plaintiff alleging two tort claims, and one of the defendants also won on a slander cross-claim (resulting in $ 1 nominal damages), but lost on three other cross-claims.

Section 5 (1) of the Libel and Slander Act requires that a plaintiff has give notice to the defendant in writing within six weeks after the alleged libel comes to the plaintiff's knowledge, specifying the... Read More

Umbrella insurance provides liability protection that may help pay your expenses in a number of situations, such as if you're sued for alleged libel or slander.