Sentences with phrase «on libel lawsuits»

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

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

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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.

Several high - profile lawsuits have prompted prominent researchers and U.K. groups such as Index on Censorship and Sense about Science to complain that U.K. libel laws — and the high costs of defending a libel action — are forcing researchers and scientific journals to censor or edit academic material.

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.

A libel case, like all lawsuits, involves the government's judicial branch using its coercive power to make you pay money as a result of your speech, based on a law requiring you to pay money for certain kinds of speech.

Law.com's newswire informs me that Golden State Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has rung up $ 500,000 in legal bills to defend himself and campaign workers in libel lawsuits related to election - year allegations that he groped women while on the job as an actor.

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

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