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2nd Circuit reinstates Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against the New York Times

A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal judge followed the wrong procedure when he dismissed a defamation suit filed against the New York Times by former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York reinstated Palin’s suit Tuesday…

Aug 7, 2019 11:05 AM CDT

Appeals court allows defamation suit for comments by Cosby lawyer day after ‘epic’ settlement

A California appeals court has ruled against actor Bill Cosby’s bid to toss a defamation lawsuit by former model Janice Dickinson. The ruling comes just one day after Dickinson’s lawyer announced that the case had settled for “an epic amount.” California’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled Friday in the…

Jul 29, 2019 12:53 PM CDT

Oberlin College ordered to pay $44.4 million damages in libel case brought by small business

“People have no idea on how much stress this has had on our family and business for almost three years,” said David Gibson, the 64-year-old business co-owner, after the punitive verdict. “But from the beginning, we just didn’t understand why they were punishing us for something we had nothing to do with.”

Jun 17, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Ex-BigLaw partner’s $10M suit links health club’s racy marketing to alleged false claim of lewdness

A former partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed has filed a $10 million defamation suit against a Wall Street health club over an alleged false claim that the lawyer engaged in lewd conduct in the steam room. Steven Hammond, the former partner, sued the Equinox fitness club and employee Michael…

May 28, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

ABA publication wins defamation appeal in 7th Circuit

An article in an ABA publication for judges didn’t defame a nonprofit group that certifies forensic document examiners, a federal appeals court has ruled. In a May 1 opinion, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago affirmed dismissal of a defamation suit filed against the Judges’ Journal, a…

May 3, 2019 2:21 PM CDT

Trial between Oberlin College and a local bakery tackles First Amendment questions

A shoplifting incident at a bakery in Oberlin, Ohio, created a controversy for the community and led to a lawsuit against the college.

May 2, 2019 1:15 PM CDT

2nd Circuit reinstates Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against the New York Times

Appeals court allows defamation suit for comments by Cosby lawyer day after ‘epic’ settlement

Oberlin College ordered to pay $44.4 million damages in libel case brought by small business

Ex-BigLaw partner’s $10M suit links health club’s racy marketing to alleged false claim of lewdness

ABA publication wins defamation appeal in 7th Circuit

Trial between Oberlin College and a local bakery tackles First Amendment questions

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