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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Starmer stands by Jess Phillips as grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister

Keir Starmer supports Jess Phillips despite legal threats from a grooming gangs inquiry panel member alleging Phillips' comments were defamatory.
US news
fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Biglaw Lawsuit Against Former Associate Is Actually Messy As Hell - Above the Law

Baker McKenzie and partner Maurice Bellan sued Brooke Radford for defamation, alleging she posted over 100 false social-media accusations that damaged reputations.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Lawsuit Accuses Google's AI of Fabricating News Articles That Never Existed

In one case, according to Starbuck, Google's AI claimed he had been a person of interest in a murder case when he was just two years old. For each source, Google's AI provides a URL, giving the impression that these are real news articles with headlines like, Robby Starbuck Responds to Murder Accusations,' he said. The only way to discover that these URLs are fake is to click on them.
Artificial intelligence
US politics
fromAxios
5 days ago

Michael Wolff files lawsuit against First Lady over alleged Epstein defamation

Wolff seeks a New York declaratory judgment and anti-SLAPP damages, alleging the Trumps use strategic lawsuits to silence critics and intimidate journalists.
#ai-hallucinations
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Former FBI operative James Keene, whose memoir was made into Apple TV+ series Black Bird, claims Google's AI chatbot called him a killer

fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Former FBI operative James Keene, whose memoir was made into Apple TV+ series Black Bird, claims Google's AI chatbot called him a killer

#jack-nicklaus
fromFortune
5 days ago
US news

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million verdict against former business partners over defamation | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
US news

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million verdict against former business partners over defamation | Fortune

#lawsuit
fromTMZ
6 days ago
US politics

Melania Trump Sued by Journalist Michael Wolff for Defamation Over Book Deal

fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

Legal experts doubt Trump's chances in his $15B defamation suit against The New York Times - Poynter

fromTMZ
6 days ago
US politics

Melania Trump Sued by Journalist Michael Wolff for Defamation Over Book Deal

fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

Legal experts doubt Trump's chances in his $15B defamation suit against The New York Times - Poynter

World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

The inside story of Daniel Naroditsky: Defamation and a public spat with Vladimir Kramnik

Baseless public accusations of computer-assisted cheating in chess can devastate reputations and may have contributed to Daniel Naroditsky's psychological distress and death.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Jack Nicklaus wins $50m verdict in defamation case against his former company

Jack Nicklaus won a $50 million defamation verdict after a jury found his former company spread false claims that damaged his reputation.
Law
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

Morning Docket: 10.21.25 - Above the Law

Recent legal developments include a Ninth Circuit greenlight of a Portland occupation plan, high-profile defamation and banking suits, judicial misconduct incidents, and subpoenaed tech testimony.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Paddy Jackson's father wants face-to-face meeting with reality TV star who spread 'vile' lies about him online

Peter Jackson won £100,000 libel damages after Danielle Meagher falsely claimed he tried to pay off the complainant at son Paddy Jackson's rape trial.
#free-speech
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

'I will defend myself, absolutely' - Heather Humphreys vows to fight defamation 'stunt' by TD Paul Murphy

Heather Humphreys will fight a defamation action by Paul Murphy, calling the legal move a 'stunt' and labeling it 'campaign tactics'.
#alex-jones
fromTruthout
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones's Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges

fromFortune
1 month ago
Law

Alex Jones is appealing the $1.4 billion Sandy Hook verdict to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing he should get leeway for his free speech because he's a journalist | Fortune

fromTruthout
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones's Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges

fromFortune
1 month ago
Law

Alex Jones is appealing the $1.4 billion Sandy Hook verdict to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing he should get leeway for his free speech because he's a journalist | Fortune

#deepfakes
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Candace Owens Conspiracy Theory Victim Considering Defamation Lawsuit Over Charlie Kirk Claims: I'm Talking to Lawyers'

I knew nothing about Josh Hammer's random tweet about public executions the night before Charlie was publicly executed. In what context does that tweet make sense? Literally WTF,
US politics
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

JUST IN: Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones Appeal, Still Must Pay Sandy Hook Victims $1.4 Billion

The Supreme Court declined to hear Alex Jones's appeal of a $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment, leaving lower-court damages intact.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Defamation case against Los Gatos councilmembers dismissed in court

Lynley Hogan must pay legal fees after her defamation lawsuit against two Los Gatos council members and a resident was dismissed.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Defamation case against Los Gatos councilmembers dismissed in court

Far-right activist Lynley Hogan must pay legal fees after a judge dismissed her defamation lawsuit against Los Gatos officials and a resident.
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Certified Loser, Am I Right???

Although the accusation that Plaintiff is a pedophile is certainly a serious one, the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by both participants, would not incline the reasonable listener to believe that 'Not Like Us' imparts verifiable facts about Plaintiff.
Music
#music-industry
US politics
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Jack Ciattarelli plans to sue Mikie Sherrill over crucial debate slur

Jack Ciattarelli will sue Mikie Sherrill for defamation after she accused him of causing tens of thousands of deaths by publishing opioid propaganda.
#drake
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Paddy Jackson's father alleges reality TV star falsely claimed he tried to pay off complainant in son's rape trial

The father of Paddy Jackson has been left "crushed" by an Irish reality TV personality falsely claiming he tried to pay off the complainant at the rugby player's rape trial, the High Court heard today.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

San Jose city councilmember accused of defamation, abuse of power by political rival

A City Council challenger filed a civil grand jury complaint and plans a defamation suit accusing Councilmember Bien Doan and his chief of staff of abusing power and misusing city resources.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump Pal Mike Lindell Walloped In Court Judge Ruled Claims Were False And Defamatory'

The ruling grants Smartmatic partial summary judgment on the issue of falsity, leaving only two questions for a jury to decide: whether Lindell acted with actual malice and how much the company can recover in damages. Smartmatic is seeking damages in the nine figures. The case, filed in 2021, stems from Lindell's repeated claims that Smartmatic was part of a plot to steal the 2020 election from President Donald Trump.
US politics
fromwww.sgvtribune.com
1 month ago

Former California legislator's lawsuit against ex-wife, her sister thrown out

We are gratified that the Court saw through Mr. Hernandez's baseless and harassing claims and recognized the truth about the abuse suffered by Senator Rubio, said Allen Secretov, lead counsel for the Rubios, in a statement. This complete legal victory not only clears the names of Senator Susan Rubio and Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, but also sends a strong message that they will not be intimidated by false and malicious litigation.
US politics
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Top Biglaw Firm Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Former Associate After She Made Sexual Assault Allegations - Above the Law

Baker McKenzie sued former associate Brooke Radford for defamation after she posted 80+ social-media allegations accusing a partner of sexual assault and alleging firm cover-up.
#brigitte-macron
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Zarah Sultana to drop legal threat over feud with Jeremy Corbyn

I know many people are feeling demoralised I share that feeling. We find ourselves in a regrettable situation, but my motivation has always been to ensure the collective strength of our movement, put members first and build the genuinely democratic conference and socialist party we so urgently need. I am determined to reconcile and move forward. I am engaged in ongoing discussions with Jeremy, for whom, like all socialists of my generation, I have nothing but respect.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Zarah Sultana consults defamation lawyers after spat with Jeremy Corbyn over party funds

Zarah Sultana has instructed defamation lawyers after alleging politically motivated false attacks linked to the launch and legitimacy of Your Party's paid membership portal.
#donald-trump
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

'Tedious and burdensome' Florida judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against New York Times because it's too long | Fortune

A federal judge dismissed Trump's $15 billion defamation suit against The New York Times as overly long and political, ordering a 28-day, 40-page amended filing.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Judge tosses Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times because it's way too long

A federal judge dismissed President Trump's 85‑page, $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times for excessive length and ordered a refile with 40‑page limit.
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

'Tedious and burdensome' Florida judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against New York Times because it's too long | Fortune

Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Trump Complaint Against NYT Gets Benchslapped Into Oblivion - Above the Law

Judge Steven Merryday struck President Trump's 85-page defamation complaint for failing to satisfy Rule 8's short-and-plain-statement requirement.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Federal judge dismisses Trump's $15bn defamation lawsuit against NYT

Complaint not a megaphone for PR', says Judge Merryday, who deemed long-winded content tedious and burdensome'. A Florida federal judge has thrown out Donald Trump's $15bn defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over its length. United States District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump's complaint over a book and an article written by Times reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig was overly long and full of tedious and burdensome language. list of 3 itemsend of list He gave the president 28 days to file an amended complaint of no more than 40 pages.
US politics
US politics
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Sheriff's Former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle Sues San Mateo County for Defamation, Wrongful Termination

Victor Aenlle filed a 114-page civil-rights suit alleging retaliation, wrongful termination, due-process violations, defamation, and abuse of power tied to Sheriff Christa Corpus.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Judge Tosses Trump's Lawsuit Against NYT: A Complaint Is Not a Protected Platform to Rage'

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times, bluntly declaring it to have unmistakably and inexcusably violated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with its decidedly improper and impermissible length and repetitive and often repetitive, and laudatory (toward President Trump) but superfluous allegations. Trump announced he was suing the Times for defamation and demanding $15 billion in damages in a Truth Social post late Monday evening.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Swiss theatre director told to withdraw book alleging Austrian politician mocked Holocaust victims

A Vienna court ordered Verbrecher Verlag to withdraw Milo Rau's book and fined it over a false allegation that Heinz-Christian Strache mocked Holocaust victims.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Daily newsletter 9/18

Controversies include Trump's bid to label 'antifa' terrorist, Macron's lawsuit versus Candace Owens, Robby Starbuck at an HR convention, and 988 youth line restoration.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

French president and wife to present evidence in court that first lady is a cisgender woman

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron will present scientific evidence in a Delaware defamation suit to show Brigitte Macron is a cisgender woman.
#candace-owens
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump's suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat | Robert Reich

Donald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump. Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump's lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations. The lawsuit says he's moving against one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country, becoming a virtual mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party. And so on.
US politics
#trump-lawsuit
Law
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Moms for Liberty chair can sue out Kentucky educator and poet over 'lesbian threesomes' post

A lawsuit by Moms For Liberty chair Kit Hart against Kentucky Teacher of the Year Willie Edward Taylor Carver over a social-media post will proceed.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why has Trump filed a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times?

Reporting in the book described Trump's multimillion-dollar inheritance from his father Fred C Trump as a product of fraudulent tax evasion schemes, and that Trump's father had been twisting the rules of federal programs used to support returning second world war veterans to build his fortune. The suit takes issue with reporting that depicted Trump's offices in Trump Tower, upon Burnett's initial visit, as having a stench with out of date decor and that Burnett had to reinvent Trump for television.
Law
#trump
#presidential-immunity
fromABA Journal
1 month ago
US politics

Immunity doesn't protect Trump from $83.3M defamation verdict over sexual assault denials, 2nd Circuit rules

fromABA Journal
1 month ago
US politics

Immunity doesn't protect Trump from $83.3M defamation verdict over sexual assault denials, 2nd Circuit rules

US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Judge On Board With Wild Trump Legal Theories Confirmed To The Federal Bench - Above the Law

Judge Ed Artau received a lifetime federal judgeship after endorsing Trump's election claims and joining a defamation decision, raising ethics and First Amendment concerns.
#e-jean-carroll
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

$83M verdict stands: Appeals court slams Trump's attacks on E. Jean Carroll as 'extraordinary and egregious'

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

$83M verdict stands: Appeals court slams Trump's attacks on E. Jean Carroll as 'extraordinary and egregious'

fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick accuses challenger of defamation, seeks $1 million in damages

"a pattern of making false and defamatory statements"
US politics
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Dershowitz Learns That Being Wrong On Television Isn't The Same As Being Defamed - Above the Law

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of Alan Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit against CNN.
#melania-trump
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over 'extremely salacious' Jeffrey Epstein comments

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over 'extremely salacious' Jeffrey Epstein comments

#newsmax
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
US news

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67 million in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit regarding false claims about the 2020 election.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
US politics

Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage

Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit regarding false claims about the 2020 election.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
US news

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67 million in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

US politics
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Newsmax agrees to pay $67 million in defamation case over false 2020 election claims

Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit regarding false claims about voting machines used in the 2020 election.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Right-wing US network Newsmax to pay $67m over false 2020 election claims

Newsmax has agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a total of $67 million in a settlement related to defamation claims regarding the 2020 presidential election.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

California trial lawyer sues former sexual harassment accuser for defamation, extortion

The lawsuit alleges that the woman sought to extort money from John Gomez and was involved in a plot to damage his reputation through coordinated efforts with multiple attorneys.
Law
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Hunter Biden Has Profane, 2-Word Reply to Melania Trump's Bombshell Lawsuit Threat Over Epstein

Hunter Biden refused to apologize to Melania Trump after being threatened with a defamation suit regarding claims linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

New York Times Responds to Netanyahu's Legal Threat: Children in Gaza Are Malnourished and Starving'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, "I’m actually looking at whether a country can sue The New York Times... it's such clear defamation."
US politics
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Star of Rebel Wilson's directorial debut threatens legal action over false and seriously defamatory' Instagram claims

Charlotte MacInnes issued a legal threat against Rebel Wilson for defamation related to Instagram posts discussing alleged inappropriate behavior during filming.
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