Sentences with phrase «libel suit against»

Earlier this week, Steelback Brewery president Frank D'Angelo filed a $ 2 - million libel suit against Ottawa - based blogger Neate Sager for making what he says are disparaging comments about him.

In my second post on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in one day, the libel suit against him was just dismissed.

Lisus briefly represented former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown in his libel suit against CTV after investigative reporter Glen McGregor broke the story that two women, one a former staffer, were accusing Brown of sexual misconduct.

The article starts off with «A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning a libel suit against a radio host referred to the changing attitudes surrounding public comment and defamation... [more]

The University of Victoria Libraries supports the Canadian Library Association's position on the libel suit against Dale Askey and urges Edwin Mellen Press to drop this suit which UVic Libraries considers to be an affront to academic freedom.

The legislation was prompted, as the BBC report says, by a libel suit against American writer Rachel Ehrenfeld who was sued in England, a notorious destination for libel tourism, because of a book on the funding of terrorism.

«while Irving chose a fool for his lawyer (by representing himself in his spectacularly failed libel suit against historian, Deborah Lipstadt), Mann's lawyers appear have saddled themselves with a fool for a client.»

That quip incensed the thin - skinned Mann into filing a libel suit against Ball in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Canada.

Although it seems insane to think that someone could believe this, when Irving brought a libel suit against Lipstadt and Penguin Books LTD, the case turned into a trial to prove that yes, the Holocaust did happen.

The APC argued that since allegations over which Fayemi was being invited for investigation were the same allegations over which the minister instituted a libel suit against Fayose's aides, the lawmakers should utilise the matter before the court to establish their case.

Laski filed a libel suit against the Conservative Daily Express newspaper.

A $ 45 million libel suit against two Southampton residents by former New York State Democratic Committee chairman Jay Jacobs has been dismissed.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Engineers and Planners, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has stated that even though the wheels of justice in the country grind slowly, he is certain justice will be served him in a GHc5 million libel suit against Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako.

He was jailed when a Southern slave trader brought a libel suit against him in Baltimore.

He is pursuing a libel suit against BuzzFeed, and the website is attempting a legal maneuver that might allow Daniels's records of any relationship with Trump to be made public.

However, perhaps the way to fix that is to start applying a higher level of quality control rather than by threatening libel suits against people who publicly point out the problems?

Harder previously represented Melania Trump in two libel suits against the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail, which were settled in April, the New York Times reported at the time.

Not exact matches

He failed, of course, and widespread reports of his legal manoeuvring — an injunction against publication and a $ 100 - million libel suit — ensured the story got much more attention than it might otherwise have warranted.

Brian Mulroney is the centerpiece in Stevie Cameron's blockbuster, On The Take and again in The Last Amigo — two books that if erroneous about Mr. Mulroney (given his threats against the government) should have brought libel suits.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

The $ 45 million libel suit former state Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs filed against two opponents of a camp he wants to build in the Hamptons has been dismissed.

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday promised to decide by the end of August whether to let a libel suit by Sarah Palin against The New York Times proceed after hearing 90 minutes of arguments on the case.

It added that the arm - twisting tactic was a panicky measure to divert attention from the criminal libel suit by the former governor against a member of the House, Dr Samuel Omotoso, and the governor's aide, Lere Olayinka, over allegations of fraud.

No fewer than five police vans, scores of armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services were deplored in the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday to forestall the breakdown of law and order as the libel suit filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against an online medium, SaharaReporters, and its publisher, Omoyele Sowore, came up for hearing.

The Honorable Minister of Mines and Steel Development and Former Ekiti State governor, Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has filed a libel suit worth N3billion against a member of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dr Samuel Omotoso and Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka.

On Sunday, Servick reported «that Sarkar has filed a libel suit in a Wayne County circuit court against several «John Does» behind the comments he considers defamatory.»

As to why the proceedings were filed in Texas rather than in the libel - suit - friendly United Kingdom, they said that «any action brought against the BMJ and Mr. Deer in London would have been immediately vulnerable to being struck out as an abuse of process.»

James Dalton has ripped of numerous people in the French Bulldog community and has several law suits against him for fraud, breach of contract and slander / libel.

In other news, a private art dealer has filed a libel and slander suit against actress Claire Forlani for allegedly falsely claiming that he sold her a fake photographic print and had sold other fakes to other customers, according to Courthouse News.

«Michael Mann, who chose to file what many consider to be a cynical SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) libel suit in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver six long years ago, has astonished legal experts by refusing to comply with the court direction to hand over all his disputed graph's data.

Lewandowsky falsely linked climate skeptics to moon landing hoaxism, and free marketeers to rejection of beliefs they overwhelmingly endorsed, so I guess an enterprising lawyer could think about a class action civil suit for libel (I'm not sure if there's ever been a class action libel action), against the researchers and the journal.

National Review is asking for money to defend itself against a libel law suit filed by Professor Michael Mann for defaming him by accusing him of academic fraud.

In the realm of discussions about science, Simon Singh's triumph over a libel suit brought by the British Chiropractors Association stands out, as does Ben Goldacre's successful # 500,000 defense against Matthias Rath — a vitamin salesman peddling bogus AIDS cures.

«Then they wouldn't do stupid things like issue threats of libel suits that they can't win against bloggers who, it turns out, have lots of friends willing to make the law firm and its client look bad for it.»

Coincidentally, today the Philadelphia Daily News reported another libel suit by Sprague, this one against Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin and Infinity Broadcasting.

For if the idea becomes popular that the Amendment is an all - purpose shield for journalists, warding off libel suits, deposi - tions, and searches as well as censorship, then it must become a weaker shield [bold mine], because it will seem obvious that so broad a power in the press must be balanced against other private and social interests in the community.

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Defended libel suit by public official against newspaper; case dismissed after two - month jury trial