Sentences with phrase «libel suit brought»
Represented manufacturer of surgical products in trade libel suit brought by former distributor.
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In 2000, Julius successfully defended the American scholar Deborah Lipstadt in a libel suit brought by the historian David Irving, whom Lipstadt had included among the culprits in her book «Denying the Holocaust.»
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.
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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.
He was jailed when a Southern slave trader brought a libel suit against him in Baltimore.
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.»
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.
He brought the suit [in Britain] because British libel law puts the burden on the defendants — in this case, Ms. Lipstadt and Penguin — to prove the truth of their assertions.
Stoat has arisen to contemplate the libel suit that Irene Meichsner brought (and won two out of three falls) from Stefan Rahmstorf.
The very act of bringing a law suit for libel is diminishing to a certain extent of one's public image.
Libel tourism was much more feasible in 1996, when David Irving brought his suit.
A statement of opinion regarding the actions of an organization simply does not rise to the level of libel, the suit likely never should have been brought.