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Showing posts with label SLAPP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SLAPP. Show all posts

Feb 27, 2015

Love is No Brando, So Pinterest Libel Suit Proceeds

Courtney Love is no Marlon Brando, a California appeals court has ruled, so a lawsuit against her over postings on Pintrist and comments on the Howard Stern Show can proceed.

Sep 29, 2012

Lawsuits by Doctor, Dentist Over Patients' Reviews Dismissed

(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
 A doctor in New York and a dentist in Oregon have both found out that it may not be easy to sue for libel over online reviews of their services, after their separate lawsuits were both dismissed. And it turns out that most of the dentists and doctors who have sued over online reviews have reached similar results.

Feb 4, 2010

Denying Anti-SLAPP Coverage, Massachusetts High Court Draws Activist/Journalist Boundary

(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
A ruling by the highest court in Massachusetts could impact the methods that activists use to advocate their causes, by setting a boundary between activism that is protected by the state's anti-SLAPP statute and factual reporting, which is not.