Sentences with phrase «libel lawsuit»

Back in 2008, Lancman and state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) gained approval for the bill, which blocks so - called «libel tourism,» or the filing of libel lawsuits against journalists in countries with unfavorable laws to reporters, which was then used as a model for the federal Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act.

Dr Revelle's former associate Justin Lancaster, after receiving a phone call on the matter from Al Gore, accused Dr Singer of basically forging Revelle's name on the paper, and the resulting libel lawsuit filed by Dr Singer turned in his favor when Lancaster retracted his accusation.

Black had filed a number of libel lawsuits not connected to this case.

A state law co-authored by state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D - Fresh Meadows) protecting journalists who report on terrorism from libel lawsuits in other countries that has since become federal law is now gaining traction across the pond.

Has someone installed a hair trigger on libel lawsuits against bloggers?

In his response letter, the Times» lawyer bluntly declined those requests from Trump's legal team despite the threat of a potential libel lawsuit against the newspaper.

The Delaware Supreme Court yesterday handed down an important ruling that protects anonymous bloggers from attempts to unnmask them through libel lawsuits.

British IT outsourcing firm Quindell Plc wins libel lawsuit against Gotham City Research LLP, Reuters

But again, all online libel lawsuits depend on the details of the case, so it's best to speak with an attorney about specifics.

The fallout from the FBI raid continued Wednesday for Cohen, who dropped two much - publicized libel lawsuits against BuzzFeed and the private investigation firm Fusion GPS over publication of the so - called dossier detailing alleged ties between Trump and Russia.

Rory Lancman co-authored the Libel Terrorism Bill, which passed the state legislature and now protects journalists who report on terrorism from trumped - up libel lawsuits across the world.

That's when they began adapting American academic and author Deborah E. Lipstadt's first - hand account of the 1996 libel lawsuit brought against her by British historian and Holocaust denier David Irving.

Dangerous stunts are prefaced with stern, discouraging warnings and jokes at the expense of celebrities are carefully worded to avoid libel lawsuits.

The «review» produced a lengthy libel lawsuit that spanned years, and was resolved in 2011 when Britain's High Court decided that the lawsuit should be thrown out and ordered Tesla to pay the BBC's legal costs of over $ 100,000.

Online trade libel lawsuits are on the rise thanks to consumer review websites like Yelp, Ripoff Report, and TripAdvisor.

And Eugene Volokh brings news from Michigan of one of the first, if not the first, libel lawsuits arising from Wikipedia edits.

The episode offers some of the clearest evidence yet that threats of libel lawsuits have a chilling effect on scientific research.

William J. Brennan wrote passionately for a unanimous Court of the clear public interest they saw in protecting news reporters from libel lawsuits, even when journalists report falsehoods as facts.

«The Delaware Supreme Court yesterday handed down an important ruling that protects anonymous bloggers from attempts to unmask them through libel lawsuits.

Jay Jacobs, the state Democratic committee chairman and owner and operator of day camps in New York, filed the $ 45 million libel lawsuit against the two homeowners opposed to the camp.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-- Online review site Yelp's star rating system does not make it responsible for negative reviews of businesses because it is based on user input, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, dismissing a libel lawsuit filed against Yelp by a Washington state locksmith company owner.

The ruling focused on the libel lawsuit filed by Douglas Kimzey, a locksmith business owner in Redmond, Washington.

Gossip site MediaTakeOut has published a retraction after Kim Kardashian West threatened a libel lawsuit against the website and its founder, Fred Mwangaguhunga.

In filings that are part of a libel lawsuit that first lady Melania Trump filed against the Daily Mail tabloid, her lawyers argue that her position could help her grow her personal brand, according to The Associated Press.

I understand that you are afraid you might «get named in a libel lawsuit...» but what about the «ten excuses Christians make?»

I just don't want to get named in a libel lawsuit...

State Supreme Court Judge J.J. Jones Jr. has dismissed a libel lawsuit accusing two North Sea homeowners of saying a camp owner lied on a town application, to stop him from opening a camp in their neighborhood.

In a joint report, The Sunday Times and ProPublica, an American investigative journalism enterprise, yesterday detailed a libel lawsuit against Henrik Thomsen, a Danish clinician who is among those that alerted patients and regulators to potential risks of a drug called Omniscan that is administered to people receiving MRIs in order to improve the images.

Among the cases cited in the reform effort are the British Chiropractic Association's suit against science writer Simon Singh and a libel lawsuit against cardiologist Peter Wilmshurst by the manufacturer of a medical device that he had expressed concerns about a trial of.

Slander or libel lawsuits (something you say / write that damages a person's reputation or business)

The developer filed a libel lawsuit in March 2016 asking for $ 10 million in damages from Sterling.

Climate modeller Andrew Weaver launches libel action in Canada for publishing «grossly irresponsible falsehoods» By David Adam One of the world's leading climate scientists has launched a libel lawsuit against a Canadian newspaper for publishing articles that he says «poison» the debate -LSB-...]

Well, application of this kind of reasoning takes you into some interesting directions in Mann's libel lawsuits

Brown claims to be one of the lawyers on the other side of a libel lawsuit that was launched in 2001 and then dragged on for eight years (the complainant cycled through a number of lawyers during that time).

A Stouffville woman who was the subject of a libel lawsuit based on comments she made in two Facebook groups about a potential environmental issue has been awarded $ 7,500 in damages by an Ontario Superior Court judge.

Consequently, in March 2011, ol' Musky (as the internet like to refer to him as) launched a libel lawsuit, supported by London libel specialists Carter - Ruck and an expert QC, against the BBC programme citing defamation and malicious falsehood.

«I'm just relieved that it's over,» Katie Mohammed said Wednesday, after a libel lawsuit against her was dismissed.

Steroid scandals, home - run balls, libel lawsuits — baseball is becoming a hotbed of legal activity.

«Amidst all this praise for the book, the ABA never mentions that it agreed to publish it only as part of a settlement of Sprague's libel lawsuit against it.

A libel lawsuit against Mohammed was dismissed under relatively new provincial rules targeting «strategic lawsuits against public participation,» known as anti-SLAPP measures.

NME has requested to strike out the libel lawsuit, which was brought against the magazine's former editor Conor McNicholas and its publisher IPC Media by Morrissey four years ago.

A few months ago, an Oregon judge ruled that Crystal Cox, a self - proclaimed blogger, was not media under the First Amendment and entitled to protection from libel lawsuits.

The standard, later extended to include public figures, set a high bar for libel and meant that people like Mr. Trump — both a public figure and soon - to - be public official — would have a very, very difficult time winning a libel lawsuit.

To learn more about the basics of defamation law, and what you must prove to win a slander or libel lawsuit, head here.

In The Cadle Company v. Schlichtmann, the SJC struck down Schlichtmann's effort to use the state's anti-SLAPP law to dismiss a libel lawsuit against him.